Transportation in London
Transportation
How did we define our work?
We have chosen to exclude heritage busses, Tour busses, Long distance busses, airport busses, cycles, walking, history of the Taxies in London, the specific routes of the transportation service.
Buses in London
The red London double-decker bus also known as the Route master is kind of a trademark for London. It is a part of the streets of London. It has been there for many years and still is. London's bus network is extensive, with over 6,800 scheduled services every weekday carrying about six million passengers on over 700 different routes making it one of the most extensive bus systems in the world and by far the largest in Europe. The bus system carries more passengers than the underground, because of the 24hour service with 100-routes in the nighttime. In 1829 the first buses drove the streets of London, but back then it was horse-drawn. The man that first thought of this was George Shilibeer. In 1850 Thomas Tiling started a horse bus service. In 1902 LGOC - London General Omnibus Company started using motor buses. In 1909 Thomas Clarkson started National Steam Car Company, to run buses in the streets of London. On 25 October 1911 the last LGOC horse-drawn bus ran. In 1912 the underground group bought the LGOC. Through the time the service have lived on under many names, but is still there.
London Underground - The tube
The London Underground, called the Tube, is the oldest metro system in the world. The first part of the Tube, which is now called Circle line, Hammersmith & city line and parts of the Metropolitan line, opened in 1863. The Tube serves 270 stations covering Great London and parts of Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex. The Tube covers 402 kilometres of track, which makes the Tube the second longest metro system in the world, behind the Shanghai Metro. The Tube is an international icon towards London and The Tube Map’s design has inspired a lot of transportation firms. In daily speech
How did we define our work?
We have chosen to exclude heritage busses, Tour busses, Long distance busses, airport busses, cycles, walking, history of the Taxies in London, the specific routes of the transportation service.
Buses in London
The red London double-decker bus also known as the Route master is kind of a trademark for London. It is a part of the streets of London. It has been there for many years and still is. London's bus network is extensive, with over 6,800 scheduled services every weekday carrying about six million passengers on over 700 different routes making it one of the most extensive bus systems in the world and by far the largest in Europe. The bus system carries more passengers than the underground, because of the 24hour service with 100-routes in the nighttime. In 1829 the first buses drove the streets of London, but back then it was horse-drawn. The man that first thought of this was George Shilibeer. In 1850 Thomas Tiling started a horse bus service. In 1902 LGOC - London General Omnibus Company started using motor buses. In 1909 Thomas Clarkson started National Steam Car Company, to run buses in the streets of London. On 25 October 1911 the last LGOC horse-drawn bus ran. In 1912 the underground group bought the LGOC. Through the time the service have lived on under many names, but is still there.
London Underground - The tube
The London Underground, called the Tube, is the oldest metro system in the world. The first part of the Tube, which is now called Circle line, Hammersmith & city line and parts of the Metropolitan line, opened in 1863. The Tube serves 270 stations covering Great London and parts of Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex. The Tube covers 402 kilometres of track, which makes the Tube the second longest metro system in the world, behind the Shanghai Metro. The Tube is an international icon towards London and The Tube Map’s design has inspired a lot of transportation firms. In daily speech