London Underground

Advantages: Convenient method of transport, frequent trains, Easy to get around
Disadvantages: Signal Failures, Broken Trains and Heat!

♣ 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 ...
...with a history of the London Underground as a whole before moving on to look at each of the lines in more detail and give you some information regarding frequency of services, charges and ticket types. ♣ A Brief History of the London Underground ♣ --------------------------------------------------------------- There is nobody alive now that would remember the day the first trains ran on the underground. Of course, during the 1800s ... Read review

Advantages: Quick Easy and Frequent
Disadvantages: Expensive and Bad In The Heat

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 ...
...of the worst pre the London Bombings is the Fire at King's Cross which killed 27 people and was started by a simple cigarette butt being dropped under a wooden escalator in 1987 the fire began at 1930 and had it been earlier would have claimed many more lives. This prompted the Underground stations to be seriously revamped and all wooden escalators to be removed as well as a no smoking policy being introduced. Another was the horrific Tube crash ... Read review

Advantages: Great when it works
Disadvantages: Awful when it doesnt!

...alternative modes of transport in London are limited. HISTORY London's underground network, AKA the 'Tube' is the oldest in the world. That said there are some spanking new parts too. The first part of the tube was opened on 10th Jaunary 1863. Called the 'Metropolitan Railway,' it ran between Paddington (which was then called Bishop's Road) and Farringdon. These services were run by steam trains, which must have been ghastly underground! The Circle ...
...Metropolitan line runs out of London to Watford, RIckmansworth and beyond (well.. to Amersham!) Some lines merge for sections, and the Bakerloo shares track with National Rail at parts. The lines are: - Bakerloo - Central - Circle - District - East London - Hammersmith & City - Jubilee - Metropolitan - Northern - Piccadilly - Victoria - Waterloo & City Each is line colour coded on the tube map. STATIONS There are currently 275 stations on ... Read review

Advantages: It gets you from A--------Z
Disadvantages: People

...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 ...
...the station platform of the London Underground and good directions at the stations. The map shows stations with lifts for the disabled. As stations are being updated these are being installed. Toilets are very few and far between due to vandalism and other activities that may happen in these places. If the train stops for a while between stations there is often a pleasant voice informing you of the problems. Sometimes these little information snippets ... Read review

Advantages: Quick, efficient
Disadvantages: Dirty, Smelly, No Disability Features.

The London Underground. ~History~ The LU was the first ever underground railway in the world. Its Metropolitan line was the first ever and it was constructed in 1868 and ran between Paddington and Farringdon on steam hauled trains. Since then the network has had an extra 12 lines constructed and all run off electric rails. ~Lines~ The Lines in alphabetical order are: ·Bakerloo -Harrow and Wealdstone - Elephant And Castle ·Central -West Ruilsip ...
...Paddington - Upminster ·East London -Shoreditch - New Cross / New Cross Gate ·Hammersmith & City -Hammersmith - Barking ·Jubilee -Stanmore- Stratford ·Metropolitan Watford / Amersham / Chesham - Aldgate ·Northern - High Barnet / Mill Hill East / Edware - Morden ·Piccadilly Cockfosters - Heathrow Terminal 1,2,3 ·Victoria - Walthamstow Central - Brixton ·Waterloo & City Short Connection From Waterloo - Bank. Non Stop. ~LU Facts~ Only 45% Of the ... Read review