On Tue, 19 Jun 2007 18:15:57 GMT, wrote:


"MIG" wrote in message
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On Jun 19, 5:25 pm, wrote:
The Central Line is a line of the London Underground and coloured red on
the
tube map. It is the second busiest line on the Underground after the
Northern with 183,512,000 passengers per annum. It is a deep-level "tube"
line, running east-west across London, and has the greatest total length
of
track on the Underground (but is not the longest continuous line)

Just read the above on Wikipedia....what is the longest continuous line
it
is referring to?

It's a strange imprecise term to use. In fact, the whole thing is
really, because "lines" are not really all that separate.

It also seems to be the wrong way round. The Central Line is longest
end to end (Epping to West Ruislip), but I would have thought other
lines had more track mileage.


It seems to imply there is another line

"(but is not the longest continuous line)"

The only other concept of "continuous" anything on the Underground that
I am aware of is the longest continuous section of travel in tunnel.
That is on the Northern Line from the portal at East Finchley via the
Bank Branch to the southern portal just at Morden station. I can't
think of any other relevant comparison but if people will use imprecise
terminology for something as complex as the LU network!
--
Paul C


Admits to working for London Underground!