Different ways of transport in London

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Here we see a photograph of the capital city of England and the United Kingdom, London! But then back in 1930. What is different on the photograph, compared to when we would visit this cultural capital of the world, as often described, today?

It already was quite busy as we can see on Gardiner's Corner, the Scotch House on number 1 to number 5 Commercial Road. On number 7 was Nevill's Turkish Baths Ltd located we know from the description. But nowadays there is even more (much more) traffic...

The ways of transport have of course also changed, where in the foreground we see tram number 67 to Barking. The London General omnibuses were also there, as can be seen, back then they were still run by independent companies. But this would change with the London Passenger Transport Act of 1933. Nowadays (almost) all buses are exchanged for the well-known red double-deckers.

Besides this, they have added a very extensive underground metro system. Actually, the underground was already there at the time the photograph was taken. London has the oldest underground railway network in the world. Previously known as the Metropolitan Railway, which opened in 1863. The first actual line that operated underground was in 1890 with electric traction trains and is still part of the current system.

And what do you think of the Emirates Air Line cable car from Greenwich Peninsula to the Royal Docks terminals? Of course, we must not forget the typically English black cabs. All make it possible to go sightseeing around London and visit the London Eye, The Shard, the Tower Bridge, the Houses of Parliament, Canary Wharf, the Tate Modern, and so on...

When you visit this wonderful city, take your time to see (all) the highlights and use different ways of transport (of course there are many more ways to explore the city). The best time to go there is, of course, the first weekend of November during the London-Brighton run ;)

Source photograph: The changing east end Stepney, Bethnal Green & Poplar; Rosemary Taylor-Christopher Lloyd.

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