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London: Tube Guru Guide & Audio

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SHORTLISTED FOR BEST TOURISM EXPERIENCE IN BT VISIT LONDON AWARDS 2009

With Tube Guru a journey on the London Underground will never be quite the same. The affectionately named Tube is the world’s oldest underground railway so its millions of passengers are actually visitors to a unique working museum…

This one-of-a-kind app is the perfect companion to the Tube experience, digging up a treasure trove of indispensable facts and figures, fables and falsehoods - did London Underground REALLY employ a one-legged man to ride up and down the escalators? Use it at home, on a plane, on the Tube - the encounter begins well before the ticket hall and continues long after leaving.

To make the most of a visit there are ideas to consider before setting off, along with essential visitor information, travel planner and useful links. When in London there are suggestions for all manner of Tube-related things to see and do as well as ideas for something completely different. Points of interest include an introduction, contact details and weblinks and when online appear in a directory of the nearest 100, listed by proximity and plotted on Google Maps.

Don’t forget that essential piece of Tube attire - headphones, because there’s an hour of atmospheric audio guide to use how you want to. Enjoy before you go, listen again on the Tube and keep as a lasting memento. With pristine sound quality and filled with high quality music, cinematic sound design and dramatic reconstructions it’s a captivating way to become immersed in the many fascinating stories connected with the Tube.

• Hear about the train fight at South Kensington
• Discover the Northern Line’s secret tunnels
• Overhear the thoughts of the Tube’s first passengers
• Find out the story behind “Mind the Gap”

In no time you’ll be calling yourself a “Tube Guru”.

Features:

• Easy navigation menus
• Locate function (when online)
• 100 nearest points of interest plotted on Google Maps (when online)
• Photo gallery
• Tube Trivia
• 160kbps high quality sound
• No need to go online – it works perfectly in the tunnels
• 60 minutes / 12 tracks of rich audio:

1 Introduction. 2 A Look at the Map. 3 No Tube. 4 Cut and Cover. 5 An 1860's Tube Trip. 6 Digging Deep. 7 The Wembley Tower. 8 Mind The Gap. 9 Air Raids. 10 Train Wars. 11 Tube Trivia. 12 Tube Connections.

For other apps in this series search “Way2GoGuides”.