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London transport The London transport system is one of the oldest and largest public transport systems in the world. Many components of its transport system, such as the double-decker bus, the Hackney Carriage black taxi and the London Underground, are internationally recognised symbols of London. Most transport services in London are controlled by Transport for London (TfL), an executive agency of the Greater London Authority. TfL-controlled services include the London Underground, Docklands Light Railway, the London Overground, Buses and Trams, most of which accept payment by the Oyster card. TfL also administers the congestion charge zone and the low emission zone. London has a comprehensive rail network with several major railway stations linking to the rest of the country. International travel is possible from St Pancras International which connects to mainland Europe through the Eurostar service, or from one of six international airports, including Heathrow or Gatwick. The M25 is an orbital motorway which enables vehicles to avoid travelling through central London and is one of the busiest motorways in Europe. More about transport in London Buses Taxis Underground Overground DLR Tramlink National Rail River Services Heathrow Airport

Selected article The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is a light rail public transport metro serving the redeveloped Docklands area of east London. The DLR is separate from the London Underground, with separate tracks and rolling stock. The two systems share a single ticketing system. The DLR appears on the London Underground’s Tube map. All the trains are computer-controlled and have no driver: a passenger service agent (PSA) on each train is responsible for patrolling the train, checking tickets, making announcements, and controlling the doors. PSAs can also take control of the train in case of computer failure or emergency. Operation and maintenance of the DLR has been carried out by a private franchise since 1997. The current franchise, due to expire in April 2013, belongs to Serco Docklands Ltd, a company jointly formed by Serco and the former DLR management team. Since opening on 31 August 1987, the system has been extended and upgraded many times to increase the extent of its coverage and increase capacity with new branches being constructed to take the network to Bank in the City of London, London City Airport, Lewisham and Woolwich Arsenal. Read more... All selected articles Selected biography James Whitaker Wright (9 February 1846 - 26 January 1904) was an exceptionally wealthy English mining company owner. He became infamous when he committed suicide at the Royal Courts of Justice in London immediately following his conviction for fraud. Born in Stafford, Wright emigrated to Toronto, Canada in 1870, before moving to the United States. Wright began promoting silver-mining companies in Leadville, Colorado and Lake Valley, New Mexico. Although none of the companies made money for the shareholders, Wright made a fortune. After returning to Britain, he continued to promote mining companies in Australia and Canada on the London market and used his expanding fortune to develop a country estate at Witley Park in Surrey. In the 1890s Wright established the London & Globe Finance Corporation (L&GFC) as a method of financing more mining issues. The L&GFC also took over the Baker Street & Waterloo Railway in 1897. In 1899, Wright manipulated the accounts of various L&GFC companies to conceal large losses by one of its mines. The fraud was discovered in December 1900 and the corporation collapsed. In 1904, Wright was sentence to seven years imprisonment at the Royal Courts of Justice, but committed suicide by swallowing cyanide immediately after the verdict was announced. (Full article...) All Selected biographies Did you know... ...that London Heathrow Airport is the world's busiest airport in terms of international passenger traffic? ...that 900 London buses were commandeered for use as troop transports on the Western Front during World War I? ...that Limehouse Cut which links the River Lee Navigation and Limehouse Basin in east London is the capital's oldest canal, opened in 1766? ...that at Whitechapel the London Overground line runs below the London Underground line? More Did you know... Related portals

Selected pictures Southern approach to the Rotherhithe Tunnel that runs under the River Thames in east London between Rotherhithe and Limehouse. Vauxhall Bridge across the River Thames opened in 1906 and features sculptures by F. W. Pomeroy. Planes waiting at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 4. Preserved AEC Routemaster coaches in London Transport Green Line livery. View of Old London Bridge, circa 1632 by Claude de Jongh. Rail, road and river traffic, seen from the London Eye. A tram of the London United Tramways at Boston Road, Hanwell, circa 1910. TX4 London Taxi at Heathrow Airport. The original Hampton Court Bridge in 1753, the first of four on the site. Gondolas of the Emirates Air Line cable car cross the River Thames from Greenwich Peninsula to Royal Docks. The multi-level junction between the M23 and M25 motorways near Merstham in Surrey. The M23 passes over the M25 with bridges carrying interchange slip roads for the two motorways in between. London Overground Class 378 train on the East London Line in Hoxton. Woolwich Ferry boats "John Burns" and "James Newman" on the River Thames, 2012. Clapham Common Underground station north and south-bound platforms on the Northern line. Eurostar Class 373 trains at St Pancras station. Shaftesbury Avenue from Piccadilly Circus, in the West End of London, 1949. The Circle routes of Victorian London, comprising the Inner Circle, Middle Circle, Outer Circle and Super Outer Circle. Thames Clippers service catamaran on the River Thames. Day (left) and Night (right) sculptures by Sir Jacob Epstein on the London Underground's headquarters at 55 Broadway. Hammersmith Bridge, opened in 1887, crosses the River Thames in west London. 55 Broadway, headquarters of the UERL and its successors, is a Grade I listed building in Westminster designed by Charles Holden. Escalators at Westminster Underground station descend between beams and columns of the station box to reach the deep-level Jubilee line platforms. Qantas Boeing 747-400 about to land at Heathrow Airport, seen beyond the roofs of Myrtle Avenue, Hounslow. Helicopter landing at London Heliport, a jetty constructed in the River Thames in Battersea. A Hansom cab at Somerset House. Albert Bridge, opened in 1873, crosses the River Thames between Chelsea and Battersea. The newly constructed junction of the Westway (A40) and the West Cross Route (A3220) at White City, circa 1970. Continuation of the West Cross Route northwards under the roundabout was cancelled leaving two short unused stubs for the slip roads that would have been provided for traffic joining or leaving the northern section. Central London Railway poster, published in 1905. Archer statue by Eric Aumonier at East Finchley Underground station. Duck tour converted DUKW amphibious vehicle exiting the River Thames. Arguably the best-preserved disused station building in London, this is the former Alexandra Palace station on the GNR Highgate branch (closed in 1954). It is now in use as a community centre (CUFOS). "Boris Bikes" from the Santander Cycles hire scheme waiting for use at a docking station in Victoria. Original stations on the Metropolitan Railway from The Illustrated London News, 27 December 1862. Tower bridge; a bascule bridge across the River Thames. Early style tube roundel in mosaic at Maida Vale Underground station. The New Routemaster built by Wrightbus has three entrances, two staircases and is designed to be reminiscent of the Routemaster. Stockwell bus garage, Stockwell, a Grade II* listed building. Hornsey Lane Bridge, Archway, more commonly known as "Suicide Bridge". The south façade of King's Cross railway station London terminus of the East Coast Main Line. Camden Lock or Hampstead Road Lock in Camden Town, north London is the only twin lock on the Regents Canal. Ruislip Lido Railway's 12-inch (300 mm) gauge locomotive "Mad Bess" hauling a passenger train. Sailing ships at West India Docks on the Isle of Dogs in 1810. The docks opened in 1802 and closed in 1980 and have since been redeveloped as the Canary Wharf development. London Underground Battery-electric locomotive L16 designed to operate over tracks where the traction current is turned off for maintenance work. London Underground A60 Stock (left) and 1938 Stock (right) trains showing the difference in the sizes of the two types of rolling stock operated on the system. A60 stock trains operated on the surface and sub-surface sections of the Metropolitan line from 1961 to 2012 and 1938 Stock operated on various deep level tube lines from 1938 to 1988. London General Omnibus Company B-type bus B340 built in 1911 by AEC. One of a number of London buses purchased by the British military during World War I, this vehicle was operated on the Western Front. Victoria line 2009 Stock train at Euston. The western departures concourse of King's Cross railway station. Tram 2548 calls at Arena tram stop. This is one of the trams on the Tramlink network centred on Croydon in south London. An air raid shelter in a London Underground station during The Blitz. All Selected pictures In the news 10 August – One person dies and two others are injured in a bus crash at Victoria bus station.[1] 20 September – Northern line extension from Kennington to Battersea Power Station opens.[2] 25 October – The Ultra Low Emission Zone extends to include the area of Greater London within the North and South Circular Roads.[3] 22 November – Transport for London announces a series of temporary overnight and weekend closures for repairs to the elevated section of Westway.[4] 15 January – Northern line Bank branch closes between Kennington and Moorgate for 17 weeks for construction works at Bank station.[5] Archive Anniversaries 14 June 2014 – New Terminal 2 opens at Heathrow Airport.

Maps Geographic London Underground maps Central area Complete network Official maps Tube · Night Tube · Overground · DLR · London Connections · Bus · Tramlink · Cycle hire River · Congestion Charge Zone · Low Emission Zone · Source London Recognised content Featured articles (34) 1910 London to Manchester air race • Albert Bridge, London • Aldwych tube station • Albert Stanley, 1st Baron Ashfield • Baker Street and Waterloo Railway • Battersea Bridge • Brill Tramway • Brill railway station • Central London Railway • Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway • Chelsea Bridge • City and South London Railway • Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway • Great Western Railway War Memorial • Green Park tube station • Herne Hill railway station • Charles Holden • London Necropolis Company • London and North Western Railway War Memorial • Marchioness disaster • Metropolitan Railway • Moorgate tube crash • RAF Northolt • Frank Pick • Sinking of SS Princess Alice • Quainton Road railway 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London • South Kensington tube station • Strand, London • Tillingbourne Bus Company • Trafalgar Square • Upminster Bridge tube station • Vauxhall station • Victoria line • Vine Street, London • Warren Street tube station • Waterloo East railway station • Westminster tube station • Westway (London) • Whitechapel Road • Whitehall • Wimbledon and Sutton Railway • Woolwich Ferry Good topics (1) List of London Monopoly locations Articles Categories Category puzzle Select [►] to view subcategories Transport in London Transport in London by borough London transport-related lists Transport design in London Fare collection systems in London History of transport in London Transport infrastructure in London Modes of transport in London Transport museums in London Transport organisations based in London People associated with transport in London Public transport in London Shipwrecks of the River Thames Streets in London Transport for London Transport in the City of London London transport stubs 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