Jhb Underground, a lost opportunity

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Jhb Underground, a lost opportunity

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"Johannesburg Underground - A Lost Opportunity"
Story on how Johannesburg needed and might have got an underground railway if the project was not so expensive!
See the Heritage Portal at http://www.heritageportal.co.za/article ... pportunity
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The article mentions "tube" from time to time, but what is not clear to me is whether it was to be a real "tube" (ie deep tunnels like the London Northern or Central lines) or a "cut and cover" system (eg London's Victoria and Circle lines). Both would have their own different cost implications.
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