"blahdy 'ell mate, it's blahdy austrawya, who blahdy knows what's in anythin' ova theyah, roight? Everythin's blahdy troyin ta blahdy kill ya, mate! Croikey!" - Sandhu Patel from India.
There's a whole other city under Manchester near enough, that's before considering the mines on the outskirts. If you ever get behind the shops in the Arndale centre, there's a good 4/5 levels down that connects to what would of been a subway system (funding got pulled before it was finished).
It’s ground level, this looks to be a method of subway building called Cut and Cover. They dig from the surface down, build the tunnel structure and then fill back in and put the road back.
Fun fact; it is ground level but because they didn't have machine drills to dig tunnels from below it was easier to dig up the street above build 'underneath' and then re-cover it. That's why the near-surface lines are all so wiggly. It's because they're following the street route directly above them.
never been, but the question is all about frame of reference. If you walk on a flat plane (like no stairs/ramps from parking lot/entrance/main st.) then that would seem to be ground level [0], so floors below would be basement [negative] and buildings with another floor up positive. but if there another view where you are at a new ground level and that building under main st is exposed then it shifts the view. also easier to understand given european ground floor vs us first floor
UnluckyLunkhead
The tram must get through!
CmdrAdama
The amazing London Underground map is very different from a reality based map
player5r7
Willowknowsall
Does anybody remember a restaurant called the Piccadilly cafeteria? I used to go there with my grandma in Louisiana
FractalChainsaw
"Piccadilly to Cockfosters" is such a perfectly British phrase.
Filanwizard
Oh neat I thought London Underground was all bored rather than Cut and Cover.
thechelonianshelmet
https://www.thehistorypress.co.uk/articles/the-forgotten-men-of-the-london-underground/
Rovylern
Mind the gap.
lildude52ca
how does it look now?
SirChadwellHeath
Roadworks nearly done! https://goo.gl/maps/7nXWwSEBZxUfQ9w4A
lildude52ca
Amazing! Thanks!
alltheLalz
What wonders can be done, when OSHA can't be involved!
ChloeRed
The HSE would like a word.
SlyeFox
It's a bit hard for them to be involved when they're over 4000 miles away.
suiseiseki
Also 64 years into the future.
pullingsixty
Can I just get off here please
Windharp
"Jump on/off a train" was different back then
ByThePowerOfSCIENCE
fine, but if the other passengers complain you zip back up
MissSpelledTattoo
Liqufruta
TheOtherLucas
Lick yor wot, mate?
suiseiseki
Garlic cough syrup. It sounds as ineffective as it does unpleasant.
TheOtherLucas
Aussie: "right-o, but crikey, I reckon you could spread it on bread, mate!"
suiseiseki
Is that what Vegemite is? (The garlic not cough syrup. I hope.)
TheOtherLucas
"blahdy 'ell mate, it's blahdy austrawya, who blahdy knows what's in anythin' ova theyah, roight? Everythin's blahdy troyin ta blahdy kill ya, mate! Croikey!" - Sandhu Patel from India.
Stuey1221
That’s terrifyingly impressive
WoundedZetian
I feel they sums up humanity rather well
Drunkncook
My grandfather’s arm is still there
suiseiseki
Also impressively terrifying! Safety standards were not great for those working on this sort of thing.
Stuey1221
Yup, that’s very true.
andwings2go
So the whole city’s ground level isn’t actually ground level?
Ifixtrains
Never was.
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Northwindlowlander
Though after that it's turtles all the way down
ThrobbinHoodz
Lots of places are like that. Manchester is a good one if you like that kind of thing
Shorty5560
There's a whole other city under Manchester near enough, that's before considering the mines on the outskirts. If you ever get behind the shops in the Arndale centre, there's a good 4/5 levels down that connects to what would of been a subway system (funding got pulled before it was finished).
SlyeFox
The Piccadilly line is a metro line in the UK.
Filanwizard
It’s ground level, this looks to be a method of subway building called Cut and Cover. They dig from the surface down, build the tunnel structure and then fill back in and put the road back.
distraingotnobrakes
This is actually Duck and Cover where you build the subway tunnels using explosives attached to ducks, then you just Coverup your crimes.
Filanwizard
I hope they didn’t shout Allah Quackbar before detonating. I am probably going to some hell for this comment.
ctotheg2
I for one, am offended. More please.
tygerpsimatrix
Fun fact; it is ground level but because they didn't have machine drills to dig tunnels from below it was easier to dig up the street above build 'underneath' and then re-cover it. That's why the near-surface lines are all so wiggly. It's because they're following the street route directly above them.
jtc316131415
They also need to do that in many cities to avoid the foundations of the buildings
somerandomusernamebecauseididntlikemyoldone
depends on how you define it. if you dig up all the ground in a set area is the bottom of the hole the new ground level?
andwings2go
I was thinking more like how Disney World is, walking down Main St of Magic kingdom you’re actually on 3rd floor of a massive building.
somerandomusernamebecauseididntlikemyoldone
never been, but the question is all about frame of reference. If you walk on a flat plane (like no stairs/ramps from parking lot/entrance/main st.) then that would seem to be ground level [0], so floors below would be basement [negative] and buildings with another floor up positive. but if there another view where you are at a new ground level and that building under main st is exposed then it shifts the view. also easier to understand given european ground floor vs us first floor
andwings2go
Disney World is absolutely massive. The gradient from parking lot to park isn’t noticeable at all. Guests are on a 3rd floor/ roof 2 story