Portal:London transport/Anniversaries/1 April

1 April

• 1871 – Brill Tramway opens between Quainton Road and Wooton.
• 1871 – Great Northern Railway opens branch from Alexandra Palace to Enfield.
• 1872 – Edgware, Highgate and London Railway extends from Finchley Central to High Barnet.
• 1966 – British Airports Authority begins operations and takes control of Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted Airports.
• 1986 – Terminal 4 opens at Heathrow Airport.
• 1994 – Railtrack forms on the privatisation of British Rail.
• 1994 – Waterloo & City line becomes part of London Underground.