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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 two international railway stations at St Pancras International and Stratford International, which connect to mainland Europe through the Eurostar service, or from one of six international airports, including Heathrow or Gatwick. London is the starting point for a number of motorway routes. 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... x60px x60px Buses Taxis Underground Overground DLR Tramlink National Rail River Services Heathrow Airport

Selected article London Overground is a commuter rail service in London, the brand applied by Transport for London (TfL) to the services on four railway lines: the Watford DC Line, the North London Line, the West London Line and the Gospel Oak to Barking Line. The name has been used since 2007, when TfL took over the majority of the 'Metro' sector from the Silverlink train operating company franchise. In 2010 it is planned that the Overground network will include the East London Line (formerly part of London Underground) which is being extended to connect with the North London Line. This section is currently closed. The Overground is part of the National Rail network, run as a rail franchise by the train operating company London Overground Rail Operations Ltd (LOROL), but the contracting authority is TfL rather than central Government. This arrangement is similar to the model adopted for Merseyrail. The lines continue to be owned and maintained by Network Rail except for the Dalston-New Cross section of the East London Railway, which will remain TfL property when it becomes part of the Overground. The Overground is a commuter rail system, as many of the lines share traffic with freight services, although there is an intention to introduce metro-style frequencies eventually on all routes. More Selected articles Selected biography Charles Pearson (4 October 1793 – 14 September 1862) was a solicitor to the City of London, a reforming campaigner and briefly a Member of Parliament for Lambeth constituency. He was involved in many campaigns and reformations including overturning the ban on Jews from being stockbrokers. He also fully supported universal suffrage and electoral reform to balance the sizes of parliamentary constituencies. Recognising the growth in the outer suburbs of London and inner city congestion, he proposed the construction of an underground railway through the Fleet valley to Farringdon. His first proposal was that of an atmospheric railway, which was ridiculed, but he continued to campaign throughout the 1840s and 1850s. Various other schemes included a rejected plan for a central railway station to be shared by multiple railway companies. In 1854, a private bill for the Metropolitan Railway between Paddington and Farringdon received assent. Although not a director or shareholder, Pearson's publishing of a pamphlet and continued support eventually convinced the City of London to support for the project. Pearson died of dropsy on 14 September 1862 at his home at West Hill, Wandsworth, and so was not alive to see the opening of the Metropolitan Railway on 10 January 1863. Pearson had refused the offer of a reward from the railway company, but, shortly after the railway's opening, his widow was granted an annuity of £250 per year. More Selected biographies

Selected picture Nocturne: Blue and Gold – Old Battersea Bridge by James Abbott McNeill Whistler. More Selected pictures In the news 4 June – Tunnel boring works on Crossrail are completed with the final break through at Farringdon station marking the end of the excavation of 26 miles (42 km) of tunnels.[1] 13 May – The first mile-long section of new track for Crossrail services has been laid in south-east London.[2] 28 April – Transport for London seeks bidders to lease 400 square metres (4,300 sq ft) of undergrond space at the disused Down Street Piccadilly line station in Mayfair.[3] 18 March – Transport for London places orders for two tunnel boring machines for the extension of the Northern line to Battersea.[4] 3 March – Transport for London publishers a consultation report on two new river crossings for east London at Gallions Reach and Belvedere.[5] Archive Did you know... ...that the "Mind the gap" announcement is played when trains stop at stations with curved platforms to warn passengers of gaps between the platform edge and the doors? ...that the first version of the Underground roundel was introduced in 1908, as a solid red disk and blue bar? ...that an estimated half a million mice live on the Underground system, and can often be seen running around the tracks? ...that the Jubilee line was originally to be called the Fleet line because it was originally to run under Fleet Street? More Did you know...

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