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Roland Perry · April 29th 17, 07:14 PM posted to uk.transport.london

In message , at 16:41:26 on Fri, 28 Apr
2017, d remarked:
Even so, I still can't figure out why newcastle was so blessed when other
more deserving cities were not. God knows, Birmingham really needs a proper
underground system. If it was a city anywhere in northern or eastern europe
it would have public transport coming out of its ears.

Famously "more canals than Venice" which isn't surprising since
Birmingham is about 100x the surface area of Venice.

Though you were probably more likely to see a drowned shopping trolley or
moped than a gondal. However I believe the brum canals have been cleaned up
and given a makeover recently. Anyone know?

The area around Gas St basin has been "regenerated" with cookie-cutter
bars, bistros and flats. No improvements I could see to the navigation
itself (beyond better towpaths) - if anything parts of it are more
weeded up than they've been in my lifetime.
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Roland Perry