london tube - no AC

Does anyone here know if most European cities don't have AC on their
underground train system. or is it just London?

John

On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 21:49:10 +0100 j <iojoiujoij@tljlkjlkst.com> said...

> Does anyone here know if most European cities don't have AC on their
> underground train system. or is it just London?

The Paris metro doesn't and AFAIK most or all others in Europe don't
either.

We are regularly informed by others in this ng that air conditioning of
the trains operating deep level tube routes would be impossible as their
is little space in or under the trains for the units to fit plus no where
for the dispersed heat to go to.

--
Phil Richards
London, N4

> >Does anyone here know if most European cities don't have AC on their
> >underground train system. or is it just London?
>
> IMX, a good proportion do not, except the very newest systems which
> were built with it in mind. However, many systems are cooler than
> London - probably because they normally have wider tunnels and larger,
> better-ventilated stations.
>

I've just come back from Prague and the metro there feels like its
air-conditioned. Not sure when that one was built. The very recent Athens
metro has aircon

"j" <iojoiujoij@tljlkjlkst.com> wrote in message
news:djTZa.10268$yl6.5128@newsfep4-winn.server.ntli.net...
> Does anyone here know if most European cities don't have AC on their
> underground train system. or is it just London?
>
> John
>
Barcelona Metro trains are a/c.

In message <MPG.19a21726b3dee80989a0a@News.CIS.DFN.DE>, Phil Richards
<philrichards1@blueyonder.co.uk> writes
>We are regularly informed by others in this ng that air conditioning of
>the trains operating deep level tube routes would be impossible as their
>is little space in or under the trains for the units to fit plus no where
>for the dispersed heat to go to.

How about trying to dehumidify the tube lines then? Even when the
temperature isn't too high, the humidity levels make the system
uncomfortable. While it wouldn't remove the heat, maybe it would make
it more tolerable.


--
Clive