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One of the first is a stretch, because the most compared lines were around or before NY's experience. The London Underground had its first line in 1863. Paris,
by mancerayder 9y ago
One of the first is a stretch, because the most compared lines were around or before NY's experience. The London Underground had its first line in 1863. Paris, 1900. NY, 1904.
- CydeWeys 9y agoMaybe we should say "metro system" then, as NYC's first el train was 36 years prior to its first subway. This table has the subway at the world's ninth oldest, which is definitely still one of the oldest considering there's hundreds now: https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-world-s-oldest-metro-systems.html https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-world-s-oldest-metro...
- mancerayder 9y agoAgreed, although I'd add it's substantially more complicated to dug tunnels under dense cities. The Underground is a substantial feat in that regard. As a tangent, London is adding overground trains as part of its expansion. The Overground is pretty recent (and it shows) as is the fully-automated DLR, and now there's a Crossrail making an appearance. NY hasn't invested in a hell of a lot in overground infrastructure and it feels like that's a logical step in the outer boroughs.
- lhopki01 9y agoCrossrail is underground through London. The Overground uses existing rail infrastructure just under direct TFL management so isn't really new. There are a few new sections but they exist only to join up two lines. DLR is possibly the only real example of new overground trains and partly that is because it follows existing rail lines for quite a distance.