#idk exactly what lines on the modern day map or how much of those tunnels are still in service ive been to london like once in my life okay

[shitposting-hobbits-to-gallifrey]

hey @catsarehumanstoo, how dare you leave incredible addition this in the notes:

if you've ever used the London Underground you might have noticed that it often gets uncomfortably hot. the reason for this is actually that its builders dug too greedily & too deep and as a result the trains are very close to the fires of hell. hope that helps.

[asmuchasidliketo]

#technically most the heat would probably come from the heat of equipment in the tunnels #(like the brakes and the engines on the trains and lights and whatnot in the stations) #especially if- wait‚ did the tube use steam when it was first built? #that sounds stupid as shit to use steam trains in an underground railway #but never put it past the victorians to do incredible levels of stupid shit #okay quick wikipediaing later: yes portions of the tube *did* run steam‚ but only the shallow tunnels in like the central circle routes etc #idk exactly what lines on the modern day map or how much of those tunnels are still in service ive been to london like once in my life okay tags on the original above post by the fantastically named @shitposting-hobbits-to-gallifrey

if you've ever used the London Underground you might have noticed that it often gets uncomfortably hot. the reason for this is actually that its builders dug too greedily & too deep and as a result the trains are very close to the fires of hell. hope that helps.