"Jack Taylor" wrote in message
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Mr Thant wrote:
On Jun 8, 8:18 am, PhilD wrote:
Well, what DOES it mean?

An el is a line built high above ground level as a way to get past
existing roads and structures without tunnelling or too much
demolition.

In other words, an elevated section - so why not use the word 'elevated'
instead of a term that nobody's heard of?

Is the OP from the USA? - their 'El's (for it is a normal american
abbreviated usage) are typically those lines that go down the middle of the
street on a girderwork viaduct at about 2nd floor level, with roads
underneath - I cant think of anything at all like that in the LU system.

Paul