Portal:London transport/Anniversaries/3 August


 * 3 August
 * 1920 – Central London Railway extends from Wood Lane to Ealing Broadway.
 * 1926 – The first electric traffic light in Britain is installed at Piccadilly Circus. It was manually operated by a police officer.
 * 1963 – Erection of the Umbrella road deck over Oxford Circus begins to allow the excavation for the new station concourse below the junction.