East London Railway 1888
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You will see the East London Railway line is at the heart of the theories about Montague Druitt.
It has not been appreciated, by other writers, the potential part access to this railway plays . In many cases even the most "authorative" Ripperologists have not researched the logistics of Whitechapel. One author even went as far as to state, words to the effect, that "it's not as if there were a railway to travel on!!
To appreciate the London Railway system in Victorian times ("The Underground") a visit to the London Transport Museum is really informative. Click the foolowing link: http://www.ltmuseum.co.uk
For example the left picture (c.1890) shows a steam train emerging from the tunnel under the River Thames.
The engine is disgorging the smoke and steam that was contained within a tank during a period when it was impossible to let it freely exhale i.e. when under ground or in a tunnel. The light flooding into the tunnel just behind the engine illustrates a commonly engineered venting section which allowed the engine driver to release the exhale valve and vent the discharge. Another reason why London was so dirty and sooty. Of course, when electricity took over as the power source - then this problem simply disappeared. Many of the venting exist still in 2009.
Whitechapel Station is itself at ground level. 
The Metropolitan and District Lines emerge and enter tunnels travelling E or E to W. The East London Line travels S to N and is below the District Line i.e. looking almost identical to the picture of Wapping Station, above left.
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