The Underground In London

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.

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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.

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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.

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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