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Old April 28th 09, 03:42 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default London Underground 'best metro in Europe'

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Alex writes
If they were to rate architecture and general impressiveness of
appearance - then Moscow Metro would probably win. But as a transport
service it certainly lags behind.

I found the Moscow Metro a curious setup, the trains seemed old but all
had rheostatic braking, and I didn't like the juice rail right under the
platform instead of furthest away. Paris has stations too close together
and their rubber tyre stock can throw you off balance when braking, like
Ligne 1 at Les Halles, the train brakes, enters the station then
accelerates then brakes suddenly to a halt.
New York, (where every car is both a power car and driving car) can be
confusing and has a habit of missing stations unless you're very
careful, I've had to walk back the full length of Central Park before
now. Outside of London I would vote BART as the best of the lot
especially as the trains do 75mph in the tunnels, more than double all
the rest. But for good coverage and a reasonably reliable service I
would vote for London.
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Clive