Portal:London transport/Anniversaries/31 May

1915 – Metropolitan Railway completes "fast lines" between Kilburn and Willesden Green.
1934 – A crash of an Air France transport aircraft into a navigation beacon shortly after take-off from Croydon Airport kills 2.
1946 – Heathrow Airport opens as London's main Airport.
1948 – Central line extends from Newbury Park to Hainault.
1956 – The helicopter shuttle service between Waterloo Air Terminal and Heathrow Airport ends.
1997 – British Rail closes the Elmers End to Addiscombe Line.
2015 – TfL Rail begins services between Liverpool Street and Shenfield as the first stage of the Crossrail service implementation.

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