"Paul Terry" wrote in message
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What is the average speed on the Paris Metro anyway? It can't be very
high.
Considerably lower than London (although "average" is a poorly defined
term in this context).
I'm not surprised. It does feel that Paris Metro train can push it up to
about 50 kilometres between some stations, based on what I saw, albeit not
for very long.
Line 14's average of 40 km/h was claimed to be twice the speed of the rest
of the Paris metro.
I find it hard to believe that the speed between Châtelet and Gare de Lyon
is 40 kilometres, considering the distance between the two points --
probably closer to 70-80 kilometres.
I believe LU has an average of 33 km/h over the whole system - although
this includes non-stop runs over quite long lengths of the Met and
Piccadilly.
There've been discussions like this before. I believe that the Piccadilly
line can go upwards of 45 miles when it is passing Turham Green, and I have
certainly seen Central Line trains not going slowly on the western
extremities.