While the official grand opening of The Metropolitan Railway (the first bit of what would become the London Underground) occurred on January 9th, 1863 - it did not accept it's first fare paying customers until the 10th. Given that it's a means of mass transportation for the masses and the fact that our political elite wouldn't be caught dead using it on a regular basis – many (myself included) think the official 150th anniversary of the Tube should be today, not yesterday.

In any case if you celebrated it yesterday, today or more likely don't really care one way or the other you will no doubt have seen a huge amount written about it. Now given that I'm walking the tube network in support of Bowel Cancer UK, you might reasonably assume I'd have some sort of post ready for the momentous occasion. Alas, a move to a new flat and sporadic internet have meant that writing anything interesting has been difficult.

More importantly there is nothing really left to say. Below I've collected 150 websites/articles/books/etc. about the 150th anniversary of the Tube. They should provide you all the information you could possibly want about the London Underground.

Official

1. London Underground's 150th anniversary (TFL)

2. Transformation of the Tube network continues apace during historic 150th year (official press release)

3. TFL Facebook Timeline

4. 150th Anniversary of the London Underground (London Transport Museum)

From London Bloggers

5. Happy Birthday, London Underground (A View From The Mirror)

6. Happy 150th Birthday to The Tube (Shit London)

7. Mind the Maps: Celebrating 150 Years of the Tube (Mapping London)

8. Rather English - Celebrate 150 years of the Tube (Tired of London, Tired of Life)

9. Underground sesquicentennial! (Caroline's Miscellany)

10. Underground on film (Caroline's Miscellany)

11. TimeOut Tube Infographic (Annie Mole)

12. LU150: London Underground Past, Present & Future (Annie Mole)

13. 150 years of the London Underground (The Great Wen)

14. London Underground at 150: its past and future (Dave Hill)

15. Photos and Videos: Eye Candy Celebrating the London's Underground’s 150 Anniversary

16. See how the Tube was built 150 years ago

17. LU150: A Birthday Steam Test (London Reconnections)

18. LU150: Steam On the Underground Timetable and Prices

19. Google celebrates the London Underground with a Doodle (IanVisits)

20. Best places to photograph London Underground’s heritage steam train trips (IanVisits)

21. Diverting the Fleet River for the London Underground (IanVisits)

22. 150 - 150th anniversary celebrations (Diamond Geezer)

23. Happy 150th Birthday London Underground: 30 reasons we love the tube (TimeOut)

24. @tube_boob’s ode to the Underground (TimeOut)

25. And don’t forget the humble tube map’s 80th birthday... (TimeOut)

Blogs that regularly write about the Tube

26. Going Underground by Annie Mole

27. London Reconnections

28. 150 great things about the Underground

29. IanVisits

30. Diamond Geezer

Diamond Geezer Walks the Original Route of The Tube

31. Paddington to Farringdon

32. Paddington --> Edgware Road

33. Edgware Road --> Baker Street

34. Baker Street --> Portland Road

35. Portland Road --> Gower Street

36. Gower Street --> King's Cross (mentions my King's Cross Canopy article)

37. King's Cross --> Farringdon

Guardian

38. 150 years of the underground

39. The London underground in facts and figures

40. The London underground at 150 - a birthday journey

41. 150 years of the London underground – in pictures

42. The five best tube station designs

43. Which are the best books to read on the London Underground?

44. Mind the werewolf: the London underground in film

45. London Underground: top tube tracks

46. An interactive guide to London by tube along the Central line

47. Steam train back on tube track for 150-year anniversary celebrations

48. The history of the tube poster - in pictures

BBC

49. Tube 150th anniversary: Families with the Underground in their blood

50. Tube 150th anniversary: How navvies paved way for Crossrail

51. Tube 150th anniversary: Brand 'worth its weight in gold'

52. Tube 150th anniversary: In praise of the silver stairway

53. How the Tube opened up London's countryside

54. 150th Anniversary of London Underground (CBBC)

Telegraph

55. The London Underground celebrates 150 years

56. London Underground: 150 fascinating Tube facts

57. The London Underground: 150 Years In Culture

58. Archive footage released as Tube celebrates 150th anniversary

59. What we love about the London Underground

The Independent

60. 150 facts for 150 years of the London Tube

61. 150 years of London Underground: loved as much as it is reviled

62. How London celebrates the Tube’s 150th anniversary

63. Gallery: 150 years of London underground

64. Simon Calder: Going back to Underground Zero

The Evening Standard

65. Tube 150

66. Join us in celebrating the Tube, Mr Cameron - and then cough up the £12bn funding it needs

67. Christian Wolmar: Happy 150th birthday London Underground - today of all days, learn to love the Tube

68. The poster boys and girls of London Underground

69. What's in a date? The mystery of the real anniversary of the Tube

Other British Media

70. A Guide To Alternative London Tube Maps

71. Mind the gap: the next train marks 150 years of the Tube

72. London place names, but not as you know them

73. Gallery: London Underground turns 150

74. 150th anniversary of London Underground marked with new stamps

75. http://news.uk.msn.com/london-underground-map-a-history-in-pictures-976975

76. http://news.uk.msn.com/london-underground-things-you-didnt-know-758758/

77. The London Underground turns 150. See how the tube map has changed

78. Happy 150th birthday the Tube. Here's the first passenger complaint letter

79. Art of the Underground: Celebrating 150 years of inspiration on London's historic Tube

80. London Underground at 150: Oyster card for ma'am?

81. So it qualifies for a free travel pass

82. Underground art scene: Exhibition to celebrate 150 years of the Tube will feature incredible posters from each decade since 1908

83. 150 YEARS OF GOING UNDERGROUND

84. London Underground turns 150 years old

85. 150 years of the Tube quiz

86. London Underground: 150 years

87. 25 facts to mark 150 years of the Tube

88. Pictures track stops along London Underground's 150 year journey

89. Tube 150: Images show life of Tube from 1855 to 1899

90. Tube 150: London Underground marks 150th birthday

91. Going underground: A metro-spective to celebrate 150 years of the tube

92. Mind the gap - and fellow passengers: The weird and wonderful people of the Tube in 150 pictures

93. Going down the Tube: Ten of the funniest London Underground viral videos

94. The anniversary of the London Underground isn't when you think

Articles from the rest of the world in English

95. London's Tube subway system marks 150 years

96. London’s Tube celebrates 150 years of ‘minding the gap’

97. London Underground: 10 tips for Tube survival

98. Big year for the original Tube

99. Still crowded today: London's tube, world's first subway, marks 150 years in operation

100. 150 years of the London Tube

101. London Underground celebrates 150 years

102. London's lifeblood, the Underground, celebrates 150 eventful years

103. London Underground celebrates 150th anniversary

104. Happy birthday London Underground! Weird and wonderful public transport

105. World's first subway marks 150 years in operation

106. London fetes world's oldest underground railway at 150

107. London celebrates 150 years of underground railway operation

108. London’s underground love affair celebrates 150 years

109. Oldest, largest and most expensive: London's Tube turns 150

110. World's first subway 'London underground' marks 150 years in operation

111. 150 years old and still running late: London's Tube celebrates landmark anniversary

112. On It's 150th Birthday of the First London Subway Ride, A Look at the Incredible Design Influence of London Transport

113. Vintage Tube posters showcased on London Underground's 150th birthday

114. Subterranean Stories: What’s Your Subway Tale?

115. London's Subway System Turns 150 Years Old

116. An Underground Airport, Tube-Travelling Pigeons and Giant Locusts: Cultural Research Into London Underground

Books about the Underground

117. Underground: How the Tube Shaped London

118. Walk the Lines: The London Underground, Overground by Mark Mason

119. London Underground By Design by Mark Ovenden

120. Underground, Overground: A Passenger's History of the Tube by Andrew Martin

121. Do Not Alight Here: Walking London's Lost Underground and Railway Stations by Ben Pedroche

122. Amazing and Extraordinary London Underground Facts by Stephen Halliday

123. The London Underground Activity Book by Samantha Meredith

124. What's in a Name?: Origins of Station Names on the London Underground by Cyril M. Harris

125. London Underground Maps by Claire Dobbin

126. Art London Underground

127. London's Disused Underground Stations by J.E. Connor

150th Tube Anniversary Gifts

128. LTMuseum Shop | tube150

129. Royal Mail London Underground Stamps

130. Official UK £2 coins for 2013

131. WIN UNDERGROUND GOODIES

Reports in Other Languages

132. Stimme der Londoner U-Bahn: Sie ist "Mind the Gap" (German)

133. Wir drücken auf die Tube (German)

134. Le "tube" londonien, un monstre de 150 ans, vital mais sclérosé (French)

135. De Londense metro bestaat 150 jaar. ‘The Tube’ in film, muziek en literatuur (Dutch)

136. Londra: 150 anni di "Tube" (Italian)

137. Aldwych, la estación más cinematográfica de los 150 años del «Tube» de Londres (Spanish)

138. 150 años por un 'Tube' (Spanish)

139. Metro de Londres comemora 150 anos, mas mantém o charme (Portuguese)

140. Londyńskie metro obchodzi 150. urodziny (Polish)

141. W.Brytania/ Londyńskie metro, symbol stolicy, obchodzi 150. urodziny (Polish)

142. Londra metrosu 150 yaşında (Turkish)

143. LONDRA, UN VIAGGIO NELLE STAZIONI FANTASMA (Italian)

144. Tube, 150 tahun jadi simbol kota London (Indonesian)

Posts by Me

145. Randomly London V. The Tube Challenge

146. Walking The Waterloo & City Line - From Waterloo to Bank

147. Victoria Line Stations

148. Walking the Victoria line from Walthamstow Central to Brixton

149. Bakerloo Line Stations

150. My daily tube commute ends just as the Tube turns 150