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Originally Posted by dc_denizen
These articles also never really account for the fact that greater New York at around 20 million people is a lot bigger than greater London (11-12 million)
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Is that better or worse in the context of this thread?
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Originally Posted by dc_denizen
Wow I didn’t know the tube coverage south of the Thames is so poor
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Three reasons behind that:
- London’s development going back to the Roman era was primarily north of the river.
- The National Rail lines south of the river were far more developed relative to their counterparts to the north which tended to be focused around Main Lines to other parts of the UK.
- Geology north of the Thames is mostly clay which is easy to tunnel through, whereas the ground south of the Thames consists of different sands which even to this day is incredibly hard to work with.
It goes someway to explain why the likes of Southeastern, South Western Railway and Govia Thameslink Railway are the largest rail operators in not just London, but the UK.