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In 1884 Greathead was part of a syndicate that obtained powers for another subway – 'The City of London & Southwark Subway'. The term 'subway' sounded more sophisticated than 'underground railway', which was associated with the sulphurous Metropolitan, and it would be adopted by New York for its own electric metro when work started on that in 1904.
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In
1884
Greathead
was
part
of
a
syndicate
that
obtained
powers
for
another
subway
–
'The
City
of
London
&
Southwark
Subway'.
The
term
'subway'
sounded
more
sophisticated
than
'underground
railway',
which
was
associated
with
the
sulphurous
Metropolitan,
and
it
would
be
adopted
by
New
York
for
its
own
electric
metro
when
work
started
on
that
in
1904.