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The world's tubes compared
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Film words Omer Ali. Additional research Grace Banks
Posted: Tue Apr 17 2007 -
We adore it, but how does our beloved underground line match up against other world cities‘? Here we present the definitive statistical comparison with Tokyo, Paris, New York, Moscow, Berlin and, er, Glasgow
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1 comment
sorry folks,but "speed" was the l.a metro,not new york,cheers