Getting around in London by tube

Advantages: when it works, it's fast and efficient
Disadvantages: delays, crashes, clammy, stuffy and smelly.

Ahh, The Tube. If you live in London and you don't have a chauffeur driven car, a wage that can pay for billions of taxis or an expense account as long as my arm, you're likely to find yourself clattering along on this thing at some point. It is the fasted and most efficient way to get around London. Most of the time. The tube runs a very comprehensive service throughout Central London, and then spiders out to the suburbs and even into neighbouring ...
...each recognised by their colour on the map. Currently, they are (and I hope I don't forget any...) Picadilly (Indigo) Northern (Black) Victoria (Blue) Central (Red) Jubilee (Silver) Bakerloo (Brown) District (Green) Circle (Yellow) Hammersmith & City (Pink) Metropolitan (Purple) East London (Orange) DLR (Blue/Green) Waterloo & City (Pale Aqua) The map, a simplified drawing of each route, shows each line and the stations on it. Stations ... Read review

Advantages: quick and easy, fun.
Disadvantages: can be delays, weird station names, can get crowded.

...have as much chance of getting a chocolate bar from the platform vending machines OR as your change back as winning the Lotto. It isn’t advised to eat strong smelling foods on the tube, as you will stink the carriage out! Toilets: There are no underground toilets. Some of the bigger stations have toilets and most of them are clean due to you having to pay a small sum, say 20 pence to use the facilities. Accessibility: If you have accessibility ...
...to find out what stations will be easiest for you. The Jubilee line: If only all lines were like this: -clean and quick! There are glass panels down on the platforms to stop people throwing their selves on the track-sad but true. Reasons for delays: People throwing themselves on the tracks, leaves on the line, the ‘wrong kind of rain,’ strikes, snow, power cuts and derailments. Oh and animals on the line. There was a recent story of a dog escaping ... Read review

Advantages: Quick and convenient way of travelling through London
Disadvantages: The trains are often dirty and can get very hot and are jam packed during peak hours

...and have a chance of getting on the next arriving train, the platform edge can quickly become dangerously close. Why do people have to push like that? Have they no sense at all? Having a position at the front doesn’t necessarily guarantee you a place on the next train though. Oh no. Whether or not you’ll actually get on it will depend largely upon where on the platform you’re positioned and whether or not the carriage doors will ...
...you’ll have little chance of getting a seat unless you do as the more experienced underground travellers do. Target a seat. Those reading are unlikely to be travelling just a few stops, and although they could have been travelling for ages already, they rarely make good targets. Study people’s faces. If they look bored, they’ve probably already been there a while so maybe they’ll be alighting soon? Mind you, people do get ... Read review

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...you may ever see so getting drunk is not an option. Don’t be nervous though – millions of people travel on the Tube every day without any problems. ** There is a general etiquette to follow when travelling by Tube which makes life a little easier. When walking along corridors it is expected that passengers stick to the left-hand side – this ensures an even flow of traffic either way. When on escalators, you are requested to stick ...
...leg it past you on the left. Oh – and eating smelly food or putting your feet on the seats is a no-no as well! ** Enjoy the history and style of the Underground. Whilst it is essentially a form of transport some of the stations and lines in London are quite curious – the Docklands Light Railway is probably the line with the most to see. Many stations in the centre of London were constructed in Victorian days and you will see all sorts ... Read review

Advantages: Fast, Cheap, Easy, Efficent,
Disadvantages: Busy Times, Can cause problems in the summer due to high temperatures or too much people,

...thing to a car is getting around London in a tube a.k.a The London Underground!! I usually travel around London in the tube or sometimes using the railway. Which ever one both services are absolutely great. OK, let me start the opinion. I do not want to talk ages about my life. --~What is the tube?~-- The tube is basically a system of transport which runs throughout the outskirts of London. The tube consists of trains which travel to most parts ...
...a "travel card" rather than getting a "single" or "return" ticket. The price are as follow: One day Travel card: Z1 & 2= £4. Z1,2,3, & 4= £4.30 Z1,2,3,4,5, & 6= £4.90 Z 2,3,4,5 & 6 = £3.50 The prices are based on adult tickets but the price of a child is always £2. (Z=Zones) Although if you are going to travel in a family the best thing is to get a "family travel card". The price is much more cheaper and the best thing children travel at 80p. ... Read review