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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 ... 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 ... Read review

Advantages: Quicker than walking and bus
Disadvantages: Too many to mention

...in was boring and that London was where it was happening. I thought nothing of the fact that my 15 mile drive to work in Dorset took 15 minutes and decided that it would be fun to move to London. Unless you are an oil tycoon or the owner of Chelsea, the best way to get to a place of work in Central London is to take the Underground. Buses are subject to congestion, walking takes too long unless you live near a British Rail Station and cycling around ... Read review

Advantages: Quicker than the bus.
Disadvantages: Too expensive; isn't 24 hrs; unreliable

...takes a hard knock, and London is the only one out of those four cities which suffers from an unreliable subway system (look at the respected New York Subway or the Paris Metro and it's enough to make any Londoner get the green eyes.) I know it's easy to knock the Tube, and I acknowledge the fact that it is a child of its (very early) time, and was just not built with the intention of its being used on a 24-hour continuous basis as in New York. Building ... Read review

Advantages: Gets you where you need to go, trains fairly frequent
Disadvantages: Price, people, etc!

My personal expperiences with London Underground are fairly good. It is not a perfect service, the people tend to be nasty, and they keep raising the ticket price! BUT, without it, getting places would be a lot more difficult, and i suppose you get alot for the price, compared to trains to other places. Despite its problems, London Underground has a goodish service, or at least the only one available! THE TUBE LINES There are 10 main lines and ... Read review

Advantages: Quickest way to travel across most of London, Oyster card generally makes travel easy
Disadvantages: Very overpriced, can get extremely crowded, hot in summer, generally impractical for disabled people/buggies

...zones you travel through. Central London is mainly enclosed within zone 1, and beyond this are zones 2, through to 3, 4 , 5, 6, A, B, C and D. To see where you need to travel to and which line(s) you require, you can pick up a pocket tube map, free, from any tube station. There are also maps on display on platforms and in ticket halls. Navigating the tube is made very simple by the signs which are in place to help you find the correct platform. ... Read review

Advantages: quick, links major attractions, regular service
Disadvantages: smelly, hot, crowded and unreliable

...returned from a weekend in London and thought I should write this as I was fairly disappointed. I would imagine that for residents of London using the Underground on a regular basis this review will be off little help however for any tourists hoping to visit London in the near future this is a slight review warning you of my experience. ***LONDON UNDERGROUND*** As a teacher I have seen and taught a few lessons about transport and the underground ... Read review

Advantages: It's quicker than the bus
Disadvantages: You find out how veal feels

London Underground is the oldest underground train network in the world. Like all great old British institutions it has lots of character. It is a fast and efficient method of getting around the capital city - sometimes. There are 253 miles of London Underground track, most of which run on various routes within Greater London's 32 square miles. The LU or the Tube, as we locals like to call it, was started in 1860, making parts of it 143 years old. ... Read review

Advantages: Rapid travel at affordable prices.
Disadvantages: Filthy, litter ridden, hot, cramped, claustrophobic.

...is an op on the London Underground system. I don’t want you to rate or judge this on factual information I have just read the other op on the London underground and it covers all the factual and operating services of the underground. Its great. This op is more on the experience of actually using it. I have not used public transport in any form for over four years. However this morning I had an interview with a company in the centre of London and ... Read review

Advantages: Good coverage, quick journey times, good value for money.
Disadvantages: Can be over crowded and very warm.

London Underground consists of 12 different colour coded lines (13 if you include the DLR - I haven't included it here as I have a separate review on that) Each line has its own rolling stock and Drivers specifically trained to drive on their own lines. At times the LU can be a very hot and crowded place, which can make journeys unpleasant at times. If you're new to using the LU it can be a very scary place to be. So I would recommend that you familiarise ... Read review

Advantages: Fast, frequent service. Wealth of information available, knowledgeable staff, Oyster Card
Disadvantages: Few hazards on network

...makes fairly frequent visits to London from Newcastle I tend on travelling to my destinations via the London Underground and to be quite honest it's a system I love to use... but perhaps not every single day. In Newcastle we have a rail system similar to that of the Underground called the Tyne and Wear Metro. There are some similarities but a great number of differences and it's these differences that make my journeys on the Tube that much more ... Read review

Advantages: Reliable, robust, a tourist attraction on it's own... British!
Disadvantages: Mind the gap, watch for pick-pockets, the rush hour and the old lady who wants to get on first at all costs.

...the US. Try moving around London by car (nice day for congestion charging), by bus (run, catch it! oh.. it's quicker to walk anyway!), by bike (hope you have life insurance) or by taxi (hope you have a big wallet and a big mortgage...). One thing I haven't changed my mind about the Underground and that's the price, is a little silly. £5.40 at the moment for a travelcard works out about US$10 at the moment. In 2002, and I'm guessing it hasn't gone ... Read review