In 1897 he obtained a position with John Mowlem & Co, as an engineer on the City and South London Railway.

It opened on 18 December 1890 as part of the City & South London Railway.

The first deep-level tube line, the City and South London Railway, opened in 1890 with electric trains.

The system serves 270 stations and was formed from several private companies, including the world's first underground electric line, the City and South London Railway.

The station opened in June 1900 as part of an extension of the City & South London Railway to Clapham Common one stop to the south.

It was the second electric tube railway to open in London, after the City and South London Railway (now part of the Northern line).

Six and seven car trains were run, and as on the City and South London Railway, locomotives were stepped back at the termini.

When the City & South London Railway opened in 1890 access to the platforms was by two hydraulic lifts, each capable of carrying 50 passengers.

It was used as early as 1890 on parts of the City and South London Railway, and has been used many times since.

Angel station was originally built by the City & South London Railway, and opened in 1901 as the northern terminus of a new extension from Moorgate.