I have written different articles on
different topics in my Essay Writing label. Todays topic is on “The Underground in London”. In a very big city, in which millions
of people live and work, fast, frequent means of transport are of the greatest
importance. In London, where most people live long distances from their work,
all offices, factories and schools would have to close if the buses, the trains
and the Underground stopped work.
Originally the London Underground
had steam trains which were not very different from other English trains, except that they went
along in big holes under the ground in order to keep away from the crowded city
above their heads. They could get from one place to another faster under the
grounds than above it, because there were no buses, trams, carriages and people
on foot to get in their way the whole time.
Steam trains used coal,
however, which filled the Underground stations with terrible smoke. As a result, the old
engines were taken away, and electric ones put in their place. Now the London Underground is very clean,
and the electric trains make faster runs possible. As the traffic on the
roads above has also become greater and greater, the time which one saves by
going by Underground instead by bus has increased year after year. Taxis are usually faster, but they are very
much more expensive.
At every Underground station there are
maps of all the Underground lines in London, so that it is easy to see how to
get to wherever one wants to go. Each station
has its name written up clearly and large letters several times, so that one
can see when one comes to where one must get out. At some stations one can
places, such as Piccadilly, there are actually three lines crossing each other.
So that there should not be accidents, the trains on the different lines are
not on the same level. To change the
train, one has to go up or down some stairs to a new level. It would be
tiring to have walk up these stairs, so the stairs are made to move themselves,
and all that the passengers have to do is to stand and be carried up o down to
where they wish. In fact, everything is done to make the Underground fast and efficient.
TOPIC WRITTEN BY L.A.HILL
AND R.D.S. FIELDEN
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