Other recommendations include the London Underground running later on Friday and Saturday nights, and the implementation of a 24-hour Crossrail.

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The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority already has some lines running underground and now wants to expand the scheme.

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Meanwhile, the abolitionists running the underground railroad were excoriated for their unlawful behavior.

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Every train must have a driver to ensure the safe and effective running of the Underground.

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He suggested that Alstom's contract be torn up, and that it was time to renegotiate the public-private agreements that delegate the running and maintenance of the Underground to two private companies, Metronet and Tube Lines (of whom Alstom is a sub-contractor).

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Other improvements will include the running of new and some existing high voltage cables underground, particularly where they affect areas of outstanding natural beauty, and the construction of a new undersea link connecting Scotland with England and Wales.

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