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→Tyne and Wear Metro?
:::actually nine sub-surface stations if you include Sunderland and Park Lane {{unsigned|Sawneybeane}}
:::actually nine sub-surface stations if you include Sunderland and Park Lane {{unsigned|Sawneybeane}}
:::: Okay, I know I'm on thin ice here, as I don't really know all that much about the system. But surely simply having a bit of it underground is not sufficient to qualify? [[Melbourne]] and [Sydney]] both have underground sections, but nobody calls them subways. Admittedly the number of stations is smaller and the systems are bigger (I'm all but certain). (Melbourne has three underground stations out of about 200 stations. Sydney has about five out of a total that would be much more than 200.) Is the Tyne and Wear actually referred to as a subway by locals? [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 08:16, 16 February 2008 (EST)
:::: Okay, I know I'm on thin ice here, as I don't really know all that much about the system. But surely simply having a bit of it underground is not sufficient to qualify? [[Melbourne]] and [Sydney]] both have underground sections, but nobody calls them subways. Admittedly the number of stations is smaller and the systems are bigger (I'm all but certain). (Melbourne has three underground stations out of about 200 stations. Sydney has about five out of a total that would be much more than 200.) Is the Tyne and Wear actually referred to as a subway by locals? [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 08:16, 16 February 2008 (EST)
::::: It's referred to as the Metro. 'Subway' in the UK refers to a pedestrian passageway beneath a road or railway. The underground stations are in the main city centres, so most travellers would use a sub-surface station for at least part of their journey. [[User:Sawneybeane|Sawneybeane]] 08:23, 16 February 2008 (EST)