stackyFACTS
Transport

Why do massive transit systems like the London Underground own fake residential houses?

HERE’S THE INTERESTING PART

Why do massive transit systems like the London Underground own fake residential houses?

From the Stacky collection1 min read
Why do massive transit systems like the London Underground own fake residential houses?
STACKY / Transport
Topics in this facturbansecrets
One discovery leads to another.

Keep exploring facts in this topic.

Transport →
STACKY FOR IPHONE

A bigger world.
One discovery
at a time.

Keep discovering with Stacky. Interesting facts in an app that is always within reach.

Download on the App Store
ONE MORE DISCOVERY?

Keep exploring

All in this topic →
London opened the world's first underground railway in 1863 using steam locomotives that completely filled the poorly ventilated tunnels with toxic, choking smoke.
Transport

London opened the world's first underground railway in 1863 using steam locomotives that completely filled the poorly ventilated tunnels with toxic, choking smoke.

London opened the world's first underground railway in 1863 using steam locomotives that completely filled the poorly ventilated tunnels with toxic, choking…

Discover more
Suburban cul-de-sacs look safe for kids, but why do urban planners secretly consider them massive hazards?
Transport

Suburban cul-de-sacs look safe for kids, but why do urban planners secretly consider them massive hazards?

Suburban cul-de-sacs look safe for kids, but why do urban planners secretly consider them massive hazards?

Discover more
Copenhagen has more bikes than people
Transport

Copenhagen has more bikes than people

If cars are the apex predators of American roads, bicycles are the tyrannical overlords of Denmark. Copenhagen has aggressively prioritized two-wheeled…

Discover more
Staten Island Ferry operators run a massive, heavily utilized fleet of passenger ships that shuttle nearly twenty-five million people across New York Harbor every single year for…
Transport

Staten Island Ferry operators run a massive, heavily utilized fleet of passenger ships that shuttle nearly twenty-five million people across New York Harbor every single year for…

Staten Island Ferry operators run a massive, heavily utilized fleet of passenger ships that shuttle nearly twenty-five million people across New York Harbor…

Discover more
Why sailing ships kept cats on board
Transport

Why sailing ships kept cats on board

Picture a wooden vessel rocking across the oceans, its treasure not gems but barrels of rice, cheese, and dried biscuits. These riches attracted unwelcome…

Discover more
To get a massive crowd up an escalator as fast as possible, what deeply frustrating rule should everyone follow?
Transport

To get a massive crowd up an escalator as fast as possible, what deeply frustrating rule should everyone follow?

To get a massive crowd up an escalator as fast as possible, what deeply frustrating rule should everyone follow?

Discover more
StackyMore discoveries in the app
Download on the App Store