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Stockholm had an advantage over London. They started building their metro 87 years later and could take advantage of better tunnelling and technology.
Would love to see you do one on the Oslo metro (T-Bane) too! It has a pretty fascinating history starting with a west and an east side that wasn't connected, then eventually connected at the same station for transit, before being totally connected with trains running from west to east. It is also fascinating how long they ran old rolling stock on one of the lines because they were the only trains that could make it up the hill and use the stations before it was fixed to be compatible with the larger system.
I would love to see Kuala Lumpur's transit system (Klang Valley Integrated Transit System). It has many flaws but would be interesting nonetheless.
If you haven't done it yet, a video on the Medellín metro and metrocable would be cool. I'm thinkng of leaving he US for Columbia and would like to know more about the transportation system there.
Can you please do Manchester metrolink tram system
Can you do an episode on the Oslo tunnelbana, some cool station designs by Zaha Hadid and interesting service patterns
on the old video someone said that the Boston T symbol was inspired by the Stockholm one during some kind of visit.
bangalore metro because it is the silicon valley of india
You should do Stuttgart Stadtbahn
Next one Helsinki with tram, metro and local trains!
Metro Manila, Philippines! (MRTs, LRTs, etc.) I want to know how it can be improved since it is very underwhelming, or more accurately, underfunded and its not really cared for. Our government keeps expanding roads, skyways, fly overs, highways, etc. I can see this city becoming something like London or similar to it with more adequate funding and attention.
I enjoy all of your videos. I don’t usually comment, but still find all videos interesting please keep up the great work.
Hi Reece!
I would like to ask what kind of camera and microphone do you use?
Hey Reese! I would be interested in hearing your opinions about “far-future” Toronto transit projects. Especially with the Ford government campaigning on a promise to extend line 4 to Scarborough (we’ll see), I’m interested to hear your thoughts about other conceptual future transit (I.e line 5 Scarborough extension, pearson lines 5/6 hub, even potential Ontario line extensions once it’s finished?) love the channel and thanks!
I think you should talk about the moscow metro; it is an architecturally unique metro system.
We could learn a lot in Toronto from Stockholm and the SJ. They punch well above their weight with the different modes of rail transport. All for a city of less than 1.5 million.
I’d like to see an explainer video on the Washington DC Metro, the new Silver Line Phase Two, the new Potomac Yard Station and most importantly, the MTA Purple Line Light Rail currently under construction, and how it will interface with Metro. Since the DC Metro is the third largest heavy rail system in the US, it would be great to see a deep dive into its creation, operation and future plans.
You really should check out Helsinki, Finland. It has the northernmost metro line in the world and an extensive tram network with big expansions especially to the trams, including a bridge exclusively to trams and walking/cycling, that will be the longest bridge in Finland. The metro line has some similarities with the one in Stockholm with it being designed at roughly the same time and using blasted stations and overground stations. It also has some interesting stories about attempts to automate the network. I'd be happy to provide some pictures and answers to any questions.
I have a nice one, the Rotteram metro system it is the biggest, oldest metrosystem in the Benelux and is even part of the randstadrail, between The Hague and Rotterdam. It is 101 km long,has 5 lines and 70 stations.
Does anyone know why are the C30 stock made of two sets of 4 cars? I assume the two trains will be permanently connected, so why not just make 8 car trains?
The same applies to London's DLR and many other examples, but I can't seem to find an answer online anywhere.
when you look into scandinavia i would reccomend talking about oslo metro (t-banen i oslo), unique metro system for multiple reasons
build more underground metro stations like that.
The c20 remind me of the new tube for London because that also will have an unusual bogie layout. I also think they have aged well as they still look modern.
The c30 look like a neater version of the s stock aesthetically
11:14 That’s interesting, I notice the kids playing to the right of the clip after. It doesn’t feel like a station. It feels like a relaxed hangout area. Other transport systems should maybe take note of this.
Would you consider talking about Houston's MetroNEXT Moving Forward plan? (The current system leaves a lot to be desired; hoping this next generation of new lines and extensions meets some of those desires)
Geoff Marshal said this was his favourite foreign metro in his Q and A video where you are also mentioned!
Hi and thanks for the video! I would also add info about the suburban trains (Pendeltog, designated J) which recently added a HUGE project with a new tunnel under the city center culminating in the amazing Odenplan J station, which alleviates the train traffic from T-Centralen and the congested bottleneck of Gamla Stan…:)
Here because of Geoff Marshall
1:26 Greater Vancouver is like 3 million
I wanna tell you that the government had discussed about the grey line and from what I heard so far yet it’s going to be a part of the red line
i live in sweden and i have metro and this video acully explained alot to me and also i learned something new thanks for the video 😀
Can you do one on Boston? I am visiting now and am fascinated by how weird their T-lines are
Please consider making a video about the Stadtbahn Hannover in Germany. It is a combined tram and metro system, where trains run through a tunnel network in the city center and (mostly) above ground from thereafter, with all parts being powered by overhead cables. Because of the challenging neighborhood across different sections of the network, it features many infrastructural highlights like a tunnel station that has it‘s platforms stacked because there isn‘t enough room, a tram part where the tracks are interlaced and trains can only pass each other at the stations and some parts running in the middle of the street where stations are low floor on the sidewalks that’s why 2/3 of the rolling stock still has inner folding steps. It makes extensive use of branches just like Stockholm and also features directional platform interchanges.
Love these videos–visiting Stockholm in a few weeks and can't wait to see this system. I'd love to see a video on the Bilbao Metro in Spain as well–growing rapidly in a relatively small city.
Meanwhile, sweden's second largest city has a really trash tram network. It will be pretty good in 2035 though, according to expansion plans.
One thing that Robert Cervero has talked up is how well Stockholm has coordinated land use planning with transit development, so while the system is radial, since there's a good mix of jobs/residential areas across the transit network, there isn't really an "inbound"/"outbound" imbalance in demand during rush hours.
i would have been cool if you had mentioned the other rail services that also exist in stockholm, like Saltsjöbanan, Lidingöbanan, Roslagsbanan, Nockebybanan, Djurgårdslinjen as well as Pendeltågen, all these lines and systems are a vital part of the rail Infrastructure in Stockholm and surrounding towns.
There is also the Arlanda express(the airport highspeed link), as well as a commuter rail that connects the towns around lake Mälaren.
Not really a small city considering northen europe 🙂