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[JS96]

3.7K views · 165 reactions | The Southern Hemisphere’s only junction where you can turn to anywhere on a tram! | Matthew Hayes

The Southern Hemisphere’s only junction where you can turn to anywhere on a tram!.

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Thought this was cool. Always been interested or fascinated by transport networks and how it all works.


Big fan of Geoff Marshall and all his London underground work and I'll play regularly on Google Maps to suss the network out.

Geography and nature has it's great points too so feel free to add anything in that regard.

Forget the channel name but some girl has an urban planning YouTube which breaks down city blueprints and design. She thoroughly analysed the long tunnel from Times Square to Grand Central and where all the ways go and why it's as such.

I've always been one for the secret nook. Can't find them on Maps but there were these somewhat discreet brass entrances to Fulton St subway in NYC that no one seemed to use.

With pre smartphone travel I have flashbacks of random stairs, corners and things I always try to find again on maps.

 

[Football us life]

Slightly off topic but very much London Underground related...

So back in the 90's one Saturday in summer a few of us attempted the infamous London Underground Circle Line Pub Crawl...

We were young back then...

Started off at 11am at Victoria, had a pint innthe nearest pub , back on the Circle Line to Sloane Square, had a pint, South Kensington, another pint, Gloucester Rd another and so on....

Time we got to Baker St we were wrecked. I think we gave up at Farringdon...

I don't know anyone who's completed it. There's 36 stations in all....It's likely impossible....

 

[erogenouszone]

I don't know anyone who's completed it. There's 36 stations in all....It's likely impossible....

UnStrayan. Order a pony instead of a pint.

 

[Football us life]

UnStrayan. Order a pony instead of a pint.

The smallest beer serving in a pub in England is half a pint which is similar size to a pot here.

But drinking halves is regarded as cheating on the Circle Line Pub Crawl....

On this mapping there is 28 stops...

 

[Monoethnic Social Club]

Guess this belongs here?

Italy gives final approval for world's longest suspension bridge to Sicily

The project, which has been started before, still needs to cross several hurdles before building can start.

www.bbc.com

 

[erogenouszone]

Guess this belongs here?

Italy gives final approval for world's longest suspension bridge to Sicily

The project, which has been started before, still needs to cross several hurdles before building can start.

www.bbc.com

The way Mrs Z's relatives tell it they've been talking about connecting the leg with the lost shoe longer than we've been talking about a high speed rail.

 

[Football us life]

The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge system is something else....

I've been close by this on a ferry trip and it looks unbelievable really.

 

[Monoethnic Social Club]

The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge system is something else....

I've been close by this on a ferry trip and it looks unbelievable really.

ooooh favourite bridges time?

Rio-Antirio is magnificent to drive over day or night

 

[Muz]

The smallest beer serving in a pub in England is half a pint which is similar size to a pot here.

But drinking halves is regarded as cheating on the Circle Line Pub Crawl....

On this mapping there is 28 stops...

I did a version of this except we went on a Sunday and a lot of the pubs in the financial district were closed so we drank a pint at every second stop instead. Was an absolutely hilarious day out. Started at 11am and finished at 11pm.

I think a pint at every pub would be nigh on impossible. That's an equivalent of 1.9 cartons.

I just asked chatGPT how many pubs were on the line in 1998 when I did it and it said 27. That makes sense because no way I could've drunk 18 pints. 13 yes but not 18. Christ you'd be trolleyed after 18.

 

[Muz]

ooooh favourite bridges time?

Rio-Antirio is magnificent to drive over day or night

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Fuck those tiny things. Here you go. 3.3km main span! Now that's some farken engineering.

Edit: Just saw you already posted that.

Italy greenlights world's longest suspension bridge to Sicily

The Meloni government has cleared the way to build a $24-billion suspension bridge, which would link the mainland with Sicily.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Monoethnic Social Club]

Fuck those tiny things. Here you go. 3.3km main span! Now that's some farken engineering.

Edit: Just saw you already posted that.

Italy greenlights world's longest suspension bridge to Sicily

The Meloni government has cleared the way to build a $24-billion suspension bridge, which would link the mainland with Sicily.

www.abc.net.au

Iteys have to build it first mate....... its been "shovel ready" longer than Western United's stadium....

 

[HappyGuus]

This guy's channel is good for construction projects:

The B1M

We love construction and we want the whole world to love it too! Hosted by Fred Mills, The B1M is the world’s largest, most subscribed-to (and best) video channel for construction. We bring you new videos on Wednesdays at 3pm UK // 10am Eastern. Our mission is to fundamentally change the...

m.youtube.com

 

[Muz]

This guy's channel is good for construction projects:

The B1M

We love construction and we want the whole world to love it too! Hosted by Fred Mills, The B1M is the world’s largest, most subscribed-to (and best) video channel for construction. We bring you new videos on Wednesdays at 3pm UK // 10am Eastern. Our mission is to fundamentally change the...

m.youtube.com

I follow this bloke. Quality.

 

[Monoethnic Social Club]

This guy's channel is good for construction projects:

The B1M

We love construction and we want the whole world to love it too! Hosted by Fred Mills, The B1M is the world’s largest, most subscribed-to (and best) video channel for construction. We bring you new videos on Wednesdays at 3pm UK // 10am Eastern. Our mission is to fundamentally change the...

m.youtube.com

Great find, Ill check it out.....

 

[Football us life]

I did a version of this except we went on a Sunday and a lot of the pubs in the financial district were closed so we drank a pint at every second stop instead. Was an absolutely hilarious day out. Started at 11am and finished at 11pm.

I think a pint at every pub would be nigh on impossible. That's an equivalent of 1.9 cartons.

I just asked chatGPT how many pubs were on the line in 1998 when I did it and it said 27. That makes sense because no way I could've drunk 18 pints. 13 yes but not 18. Christ you'd be trolleyed after 18.

If I attempted doing something like that these days I'd be hungover for a week....maybe two!!