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→Tyne and Wear Metro?: Not my article.
:::::: I didn't comment on the lack of use of the name. I understand why the Tyne and Wear doesn't use the term 'subway', and I should have realised that and not asked the question in that way. I guess what I was asking was what it ''is'' known by, and if that is ''equivalent to'' "subway". "The underground", "tube", etc. imply the same as "subway" does to Americans, but I'd consider "metro" to be a broader term than "subway", rather than a synonym for it. So in essence, what the Tyne and Wear is known as is ''not'' equivalent to "subway". Then add to that my comments above about it not fitting the (reasonable, in my opinion) description given in this article for "subway", and you will hopefully see my point. [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 08:46, 16 February 2008 (EST)
:::::: I didn't comment on the lack of use of the name. I understand why the Tyne and Wear doesn't use the term 'subway', and I should have realised that and not asked the question in that way. I guess what I was asking was what it ''is'' known by, and if that is ''equivalent to'' "subway". "The underground", "tube", etc. imply the same as "subway" does to Americans, but I'd consider "metro" to be a broader term than "subway", rather than a synonym for it. So in essence, what the Tyne and Wear is known as is ''not'' equivalent to "subway". Then add to that my comments above about it not fitting the (reasonable, in my opinion) description given in this article for "subway", and you will hopefully see my point. [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 08:46, 16 February 2008 (EST)
(a) apologies if I sounded snippy about the 'subway' thing - this was careless rather than intentional. (b) Tricky because we are then straying into lengthy-title-territory with 'urban rail systems' and all that - and the sometimes hazy distinction between urban rail and 'national' rail, urban rail and 'subway/metro' and urban rail and systems like the Manchester one, which are part segregated rail, part on-street tramway. Ultimately, your piece, your call, I think. I won't bang on about Tyne and Wear if you do decide to remove it. Certyainly, no-one would use 'underground' as a synonym for the T&W Metro & you make a fair case [[User:Sawneybeane|Sawneybeane]] 08:50, 16 February 2008 (EST)
(a) apologies if I sounded snippy about the 'subway' thing - this was careless rather than intentional. (b) Tricky because we are then straying into lengthy-title-territory with 'urban rail systems' and all that - and the sometimes hazy distinction between urban rail and 'national' rail, urban rail and 'subway/metro' and urban rail and systems like the Manchester one, which are part segregated rail, part on-street tramway. Ultimately, your piece, your call, I think. I won't bang on about Tyne and Wear if you do decide to remove it. Certyainly, no-one would use 'underground' as a synonym for the T&W Metro & you make a fair case [[User:Sawneybeane|Sawneybeane]] 08:50, 16 February 2008 (EST)
:You didn't sound snippy (at least not unduly so), and no, this is not my article. My first edit of it was just over an hour ago. I agree, however, that it's difficult to categorise systems because of fuzzy definitions. "Light rail" is a classic example of something without a clear definition (in my opinion). [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 08:55, 16 February 2008 (EST)