glynn Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Afternoon all I was recently speaking to a friend of mine and i told him that i recall seeing an old map/drawing of an underground railway that was proposed for Sheffield back in the 1800s (i think). Now, i know that there was a monorail proposed in the 70s but irs not that. I did think thst i had read a thread on this site, but after checking i dont think it was. Anyone help please? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Hardie Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 ......and what about the ski lift that was going to come down from Parkhill flats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voldy Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Afternoon all I was recently speaking to a friend of mine and i told him that i recall seeing an old map/drawing of an underground railway that was proposed for Sheffield back in the 1800s (i think). Now, i know that there was a monorail proposed in the 70s but irs not that. I did think thst i had read a thread on this site, but after checking i dont think it was. Anyone help please? Thanks There is a thread on Sheffield History> Sheffield Transport> City & Suburban Railway 1899 that you may have seen, it is dated 24 October 2012 (page 5) which could be the one you saw some time ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glynn Posted May 31, 2016 Author Share Posted May 31, 2016 Hi, Thank you for that and yes it was that thread, much obliged Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shieldfield Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 At first I thought you were talking about a mine, but i'm impressed that a subway could be built back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crookedspire Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 If they had built a underground railway would it improve Sheffield' s public transport , would they have built the 'Supertram' ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cycleracer Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 Glasgow has the oldest subway in the UK that was built in the 19th Century so the engineering was there Shieldfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Library Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 Glasgow has the oldest subway in the UK that was built in the 19th Century so the engineering was there Shieldfield The first underground railway in the world was the first section of the Metropolitan Railway in London, built in the 1860s using the cut and cover method. The first deep level "tube" railway was the City and South London Railway which opened in 1890, some 6 years before the Glasgow Subway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetdexter Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 In Canada and N America there was a very extensive network called " The Underground Railway" .This was around 1850 Google it,not what you think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie Bynnol Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 The first underground railway in the world was the first section of the Metropolitan Railway in London, built in the 1860s using the cut and cover method.. The Metropolitan Railway(first opened 1863) was engineered by Sheffield born John Fowler - arguably the most influential and most successful British civil engineer of all time but unfortunately shadowed by the historic failures of Brunel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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