Why are there so many tunnels under London?
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Why are there so many tunnels under London?
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Re: Why are there so many tunnels under London?
#2The city is too old.
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#3The city is too old.
I don't know about 'too old', but it is old. It states in the article that..." the London Underground, opened in the city 150 years ago.:
The county I am living in currently, will be celebrating only its 42 birthday tomorrow...think about it.
Re: Why are there so many tunnels under London?
#4The city is too old.
Just new enough that you can usually safely dig without too many delays, though. A problem with tunnel construction in very old cities, in places like Italy and Greece, is that you have a high probability of running into an interesting archaeological site, and then you have to pause construction and decide what to do about it. E.g.: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21743758
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#5Article is behind a paywall.
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#6Article is behind a paywall.
God forbid people get paid for their work
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#7Article is behind a paywall.
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Re: Why are there so many tunnels under London?
#8The city is too old.
I don't know about 'too old', but it is old. It states in the article that..." the London Underground, opened in the city 150 years ago.: The county I am living in currently, will be celebrating only its 42 birthday tomorrow...think about it.
That's a little like looking at a baby who was born a year ago and calling it old because of another that was born earlier today.
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#9Article is behind a paywall.
I can access it fine - here's a pastebin either way: http://pastebin.com/2d922RbR
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#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don't know about 'too old', but it is old. It states in the article that..." the London Underground, opened in the city 150 years ago.: The county I am living in currently, will be celebrating only its 42 birthday tomorrow...think about it.
That's a little like looking at a baby who was born a year ago and calling it old because of another that was born earlier today.
London is a Roman town, much older than England (edit: and that's just name, as the poster below mentions the city has existed much longer). the queen still has to ask permission to enter the City (now called the square mile). The underground (aka the Tube) is new, but the city itself is very, very old.