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Tube is in the title, not subway. I think the author is talking about London’s system.
by dwighttk 5y ago
Tube is in the title, not subway. I think the author is talking about London’s system.
- KineticLensman 5y agoYes, the author is totally talking about the London underground railway system. Most Brits - at least people in London and the surrounding area - call this 'the tube' and use the term 'subway' to mean underground pedestrian tunnels. [Edit] We also never use the phrase 'the metro' to mean 'the tube' (i.e. the London underground') although some UK regions call have named their transport systems 'metro', e.g. https://www.nexus.org.uk/themes/custom/nexus/images/metro-map-large.jpg https://www.nexus.org.uk/themes/custom/nexus/images/metro-ma...
- Symbiote 5y ago"Metro" (short for "metropolitan railway") is the clearest generic, English term. I always use it when I'm not in the UK, since subway is ambiguous, and underground / tube are more-or-less specific to London.