London Underground

♣ The London Underground ♣ ----------------------------------------​- Considering I travel on the London Underground at least 6 days a week, it seemed fitting that I came across this category to write under. On top of that, two years ago I spent two days raising money for St Helena Hospice by visiting all of the 275 stations on the network. By the way, if anyone ever feels the urge to do that, I would certainly recommend it as it is great fun. When I did it I wasn’t working to any time schedule but you may want to try and do it in the shortest time as possible for example. However ... more

The London Underground well I consider myself a bit of an expert on the system having worked there as a Control Room Operative based at Euston Station. Below I will give my experiences of the Underground from every angle I can think of and I hope this does not bore you to much lol. HISTORY OF THE UNDERGROUND ----------------------------------------​---------- This seems like a good point to start the review so you have a general understanding of how the Underground system came about and how much more advanced it is today compared to when it first opened. The first Underground system was built ... more

Ok well before I start, I know Im going ot get lots of comments saying 'I hate the tube' etc... Dont get me wrong, there are problems and it can get awfully busy, but I think we love to grumble and have to realise what an amazing facility the Underground is, especially when putting it into context of age, complexity and lack of funding from government. But this isnt going to be a political reivew. 976 million trips are made on the tube every year (thats close to one Billion!) and 2006 is set to be the busiest ever. This is surely an indicator of its success, albeit the alternative modes of ... more

What would we do without the London Underground? Yes, we all complain about how bad it is, but just stop and think – Is it really as bad as it appears? This review is not about prices or a history of stations or where they are or where they are going to. There is enough information for would be travelers to London from underground stations and the staff are generally very helpful. Yes they are! If you are traveling somewhere you can also telephone 0207 222 1234 – Just say where you are and where you want to go and the operator will be very helpful and will give you the direct route via tube ... more

Welcome to the Underground – Its not what you think >> About Fees/Prices Staff and Helpfulness Trains Delays, Jumpers, Track Faults, the stuff that costs you time OVERALL ... more