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Overheating on the Tube
Greetings.
In article .com, Neillw001 wrote: I've been on underground lines in other countries that get as hot or hotter than London does in the summer and have never noticed any undue heat. I think a lot of it has to do with the original constuctions methods. Some places such as Budapest and Paris are cut and cover, with the stations not far below the surface. But both these were constructed not long after London and I've never found them to be as hot as parts of the District/Circle in high summer. Only one of the Budapest lines (the oldest) is cut-and-cover. The other two are (very) deep tunnels. However, you're correct that none of the three lines get particularly hot in the summer. Regards, Tristan -- _ _V.-o Tristan Miller [en,(fr,de,ia)] Space is limited / |`-' -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= In a haiku, so it's hard (7_\\ http://www.nothingisreal.com/ To finish what you |
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