Transport in London

Exploring Mars is going to be very exiting, but for now, it's easier to explore our own planet! In particular, London.
Trains travel into London from all over the country. They are very important for people who live in the suburbs or outside London and travel into London for work. 1,8 million people travel into the centre of London by train every day.
For many people the journey by train takes them to a convenient Underground station. London Undergraound, usually called the Tube, was the first in the world when it opened in 1863.
The different kinds of transport link up pretty well but sometimes you have to walk from one point in the journey to the next.
People use lots of other froms of transport in London. Some people use boats on the River Thames to go to work.
The car isn't very good in London because they move very slowly.
The buses and taxis travel more quickly because they have a got special lanes on the road.