by the way, the ringbahn is complete again after 40 years od separation! OT: we have those neat, new trains from Bombadier! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph B. Reid" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 3:05 AM Subject: [USMA:20879] Subways; was President Carter
> Wizard of Oz wrote in USMA 20876: > > >maybe Americans should see public transportation in europe! > > > >it is great! > > > >the subway network in berlin is awesome and here drove the first subway in > >the world. > > > The first subway in London was the Metropotitan line. Construction started > in 1853 it started running in 1863. The Metropolitain of Paris and the > Metro of Washington were named after the Metropolitan line of London. It > was, of course, steam-driven and there were gaps in its tunnel to let the > smoke out. The old-timers maintained that the smoke was good for ones > health. > > In Berlin the Ringbahn was opened in 1871 and the Stadtbahn in 1878. The > Stadtbahn was an elevated railway. My 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica does > not mention the Untergrund or U-bahn. > > Joseph B.Reid > 17 Glebe Road West > Toronto M5P 1C8 Tel. 416 486-6071 >
