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Just read this article after seeing it on the main page. What a thoroughly interesting read -- nice work by all involved! – ukexpat ( talk) 02:08, 21 January 2010 (UTC)
Any particular reason why the article wasn't move-protected? Fvasconcellos ( t· c) 12:19, 21 January 2010 (UTC)
The lead sentence for this railway that opened in 1890 currently reads:
but it might be worthwhile to note that the Berlin tram had an electric line operating by 1881 (the railway started in 1865 comprised mostly of horse trams, but was in 1881 and is still today a major electric traction railway), the Capital City Street Railway was an electric tram in operation in Montgomery Alabama by April 15, 1886, and the Richmond Union Passenger Railway began regular operation in Richmond, Virginia by February 2, 1888. Perhaps the lead should be reworded to mention that it was "one of the first major railways to use electric traction" or "the first major British railway to use electric traction" instead. 67.86.75.96 ( talk) 23:33, 21 January 2010 (UTC)
The technologies of deep tube tunnelling and electric traction pioneered and proved by the C&SLR shaped the direction of subsequent underground railways built in London.(Emphasis added.) This understates the influence, which eventually extended to almost all very large cities in the industrialized world. Oaklandguy ( talk) 18:35, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
Curiosity more than anything led me to take the train from London to Brighton a couple of days ago and investigate Volk's Electric Railway. According to their website [1]],
I wonder what editors of the CSLR article make of that. best, Sunil060902 ( talk) 01:41, 28 September 2011 (UTC)
Noting that Hopkinson is not mention in this article, but should be (is noted elsewhere ie London_Underground_electric_locomotives#City_.26_South_London_Railway
He was the designer of the locomotives and electrical generating system eg [2]
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@ Redrose64: City and South London Railway#Haulage and infrastructure. Cable car (railway) was meant to be added at City and South London Railway#See also. Peter Horn User talk 15:17, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
Quote 'The City and South London Railway (C&SLR) was the first deep-level underground "tube" railway in the world'.
Not true. The C&SLR first opened in 1890. The Tower Subway beat it by twenty years (1870). It qualifies as a deep level tube railway because the tunnel was 50 to 60 feet below ground level and was bored in the same manner as the C&SLR using a tunnelling shield. It may have operated for less than a year, but it did operate. It was cable hauled (as the C&SLR) was intended to be. What the article can legitimately claim is, 'The City and South London Railway (C&SLR) was the first deep-level electric underground "tube" railway in the world'. Or even, 'The City and South London Railway (C&SLR) was the first deep-level standard gauge underground "tube" railway in the world' (the tower subway was narrow gauge). Or even a combination of both. DocFergus ( talk) 12:15, 4 November 2018 (UTC)
I want to clarify something regarding the opening paragraph as the central section of the Mersey Railway is advertised as the first 'deep-level' railway in the world and, according to its own article, opened in 1886 (although that source says 1898 - which of them is correct?). It's not a 'Tube' though as it's double-tracked in that section. | 🔬🚆 | Telo | TP | 22:43, 9 April 2019 (UTC)
That was, it was the first "electric locomotive" hauled underground railway in the world. No other firsts. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2a01:4c8:1095:253f:1:2:49f9:b59b ( talk) 20:05, 9 September 2021 (UTC)
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Just read this article after seeing it on the main page. What a thoroughly interesting read -- nice work by all involved! – ukexpat ( talk) 02:08, 21 January 2010 (UTC)
Any particular reason why the article wasn't move-protected? Fvasconcellos ( t· c) 12:19, 21 January 2010 (UTC)
The lead sentence for this railway that opened in 1890 currently reads:
but it might be worthwhile to note that the Berlin tram had an electric line operating by 1881 (the railway started in 1865 comprised mostly of horse trams, but was in 1881 and is still today a major electric traction railway), the Capital City Street Railway was an electric tram in operation in Montgomery Alabama by April 15, 1886, and the Richmond Union Passenger Railway began regular operation in Richmond, Virginia by February 2, 1888. Perhaps the lead should be reworded to mention that it was "one of the first major railways to use electric traction" or "the first major British railway to use electric traction" instead. 67.86.75.96 ( talk) 23:33, 21 January 2010 (UTC)
The technologies of deep tube tunnelling and electric traction pioneered and proved by the C&SLR shaped the direction of subsequent underground railways built in London.(Emphasis added.) This understates the influence, which eventually extended to almost all very large cities in the industrialized world. Oaklandguy ( talk) 18:35, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
Curiosity more than anything led me to take the train from London to Brighton a couple of days ago and investigate Volk's Electric Railway. According to their website [1]],
I wonder what editors of the CSLR article make of that. best, Sunil060902 ( talk) 01:41, 28 September 2011 (UTC)
Noting that Hopkinson is not mention in this article, but should be (is noted elsewhere ie London_Underground_electric_locomotives#City_.26_South_London_Railway
He was the designer of the locomotives and electrical generating system eg [2]
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@ Redrose64: City and South London Railway#Haulage and infrastructure. Cable car (railway) was meant to be added at City and South London Railway#See also. Peter Horn User talk 15:17, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
Quote 'The City and South London Railway (C&SLR) was the first deep-level underground "tube" railway in the world'.
Not true. The C&SLR first opened in 1890. The Tower Subway beat it by twenty years (1870). It qualifies as a deep level tube railway because the tunnel was 50 to 60 feet below ground level and was bored in the same manner as the C&SLR using a tunnelling shield. It may have operated for less than a year, but it did operate. It was cable hauled (as the C&SLR) was intended to be. What the article can legitimately claim is, 'The City and South London Railway (C&SLR) was the first deep-level electric underground "tube" railway in the world'. Or even, 'The City and South London Railway (C&SLR) was the first deep-level standard gauge underground "tube" railway in the world' (the tower subway was narrow gauge). Or even a combination of both. DocFergus ( talk) 12:15, 4 November 2018 (UTC)
I want to clarify something regarding the opening paragraph as the central section of the Mersey Railway is advertised as the first 'deep-level' railway in the world and, according to its own article, opened in 1886 (although that source says 1898 - which of them is correct?). It's not a 'Tube' though as it's double-tracked in that section. | 🔬🚆 | Telo | TP | 22:43, 9 April 2019 (UTC)
That was, it was the first "electric locomotive" hauled underground railway in the world. No other firsts. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2a01:4c8:1095:253f:1:2:49f9:b59b ( talk) 20:05, 9 September 2021 (UTC)