Thursday, December 4, 2014

London's Crossrail project creates sci-fi-esque subterranean passageways

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There's almost as much going on under underneath London as on the surface


Sewers, hidden rivers, 270 Tube stations, disused postal railways and Churchill's War Rooms all combine to create a 3D maze just out of sight. But somehow, the ambitious Crossrail transportation project, which is now 60% complete, has managed to carve huge tunnels through it all in an effort to connect more of London, and ease commuting pains.



Twenty-three miles of train tunnels have been completed, thanks to some 10,000 workers, and the pictures emerging from down below make it look like a fictional hinterland. Read more...


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from MashableTim Chester
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