Rapid transit in the United Kingdom (original) (raw)

Rapid transit in the United Kingdom consists of four systems in four cities: the London Underground and Docklands Light Railway in London, Tyne and Wear Metro in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and the Glasgow Subway. The term also includes commuter rail systems with aspects of rapid transit such as the London Overground and Crossrail in London, and Merseyrail in the Liverpool City Region. Rapid transit has also been proposed in other U.K. cities including Sheffield, Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Cardiff, Bristol, and Cambridge.