Favorite Blue Favorite Red Favorite Hampstead Holloway, Islington, Euston Road, Regent Dark Stoke Newington, Essex Road, Chancery Lane, green Yellow Haverstock Hill, Camden Town, Tottenham Islington and Kent Dark New North Road, City Road, Moorgate Street, Road green Kennington to Char- Red ing Cross Kilburn Dark green Kilburn and Victo- Red ria Station King's Cross or chocol. London Bridge, Borough, Old Kent Road; Kennington Park and Road, Westminster Edgeware Road, Park Lane, Victoria Station; Light Great College Street, King's Cross, Gray's Inn Yell. or chocol. Yellow Yellow Paddington, Edgeware Road, Oxford Street, Light Westbourne Grove, Edgeware Road, Maryle- Kingsland Old Ford Paddington Paddington Paddington vid green Piccadilly Circus, Charing Cross, Westminster Victoria Station, Piccadilly, Bond Street, Ox- Praed Street, Edgeware Road, Park Lane, Camden Town, York and Albany, Regent Street, Paddington, St. John's Wood, Regent's Park, Bank, Cheapside, Fleet Street, Strand, West minster, Pimlico; every 6 min. Tramways. Since 1870 several lines of tramways have been in operation in the outlying districts of London. The cars are comfortable, and the fares moderate (1-4d.) The cars of the South London Tramways Co. run from Westminster Bridge and London Bridge to Wandsworth, and from Chelsea Bridge to Lavender Hill and Clapham Junction. Those of the London Tramways Co. run from Westminster Bridge to Brixton, Clapham, New Cross, Greenwich, and Peckham; from Blackfriars Bridge to Brixton, Peckham, and Greenwich; and from Victoria Station to Vauxhall Bridge and Camberwell. The London Street Tramways Co. runs cars from King's Cross to Kentish Town, from Euston Road to Kentish Town, Holloway, and Highgate, and 'from Holborn viâ Grey's Inn Road and Kentish Town to Hampstead Heath. The lines of the North Metropolitan Tramways Co. extend from Moorgate Street to Finsbury Park, Stamford Hill, Clapton, Highbury, New Park, Canonbury, and Highgate; from Aldersgate Street to Hackney and Dalston, and to Highgate Archway; from Holborn to Goswell Road, Dalston, and Stamford Hill; from Canning Town Station to Green Gate; from Stratford to Manor Park and Leytonstone; from King's Cross to Finsbury Park; from Bloomsbury to Hackney, Dalston Lane, Lea Bridge, and Poplar; and from Aldgate to Well Street, Victoria Park, Stratford, and Poplar. The cars of the London Southern Tramways Co. run from Stockwell to Camberwell Green and Norwood, and from Brixton to Loughborough Junction. The Southall, Ealing, and Shepherd's Bush Tramway Co. runs cars from Uxbridge Road to Shepherd's Bush and Acton. The lines of the Harrow Road and Paddington Tramways Co. extend from Amberley Road, Paddington (near Royal Oak Station), to Harlesden Green, Willesden, with a branch running towards the Paddington Rocreation Ground and Maida Vale. The Highgate Steep Gradient Cable Tramway, the first of the kind in Europe, opened in 1884, ascends Highgate Hill from Highgate Archway; the cars start every 5 min. (fares 2d. up, 1d. down; halfway up 1d.). The motive power is supplied by an endless wire rope, placed in a tube below the surface of the road and kept in motion by a stationary engine at one end of the line. Connection between the car and the rope is effected by means of a 'gripping attachment', passing through a slit in the middle of the track. The rope runs between the jaws of the 'gripper', which the driver closes when he wishes to start the car, reversing the operation and applying the brakes when he wishes to stop. The system works with great effectiveness and a pleasant freedom from noise or dirt. Coaches. During the summer months well-appointed stage coaches run from London to Bentley Priory (near Harrow), Guildford, St. Albans, Virginia Water, Dorking, Sevenoaks, Hampton Court, Hertford, Maidenhead, Brighton, etc. Most of them start from the White Horse Cellar, Piccadilly (where particulars may be learned), between 10 and 11.45 a.m. The fares vary from 2s. 6d. to 14s.; return-fares one-half or two-thirds more; box seats usually 2s. 6d. extra. Some of these coaches are driven by the gentlemen who own them. They afford better opportunities in many respects for viewing the scenery than railway-trains, and may be recommended in fine weather. On the more popular routes seats have often to be booked several days in advance. 10. Railways. The principal Railway Stations in London are fourteen in number. Many of them are now lighted by the electric light. On the left (N.) bank of the Thames are the following: I. Euston Square Station, the terminus of the LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY, Euston Square, near Euston Road and Tottenham Court Road. Trains for Rugby, Crewe, Chester, Bangor, Holyhead (whence steamers to Ireland); Birmingham, Shrewsbury; Stafford, Leicester, Derby, Nottingham, Lincoln, Leeds, Hull; Liverpool, Manchester; Carlisle, Glasgow, Edinburgh, etc. II. St. Pancras Station, Euston Road, to the W. of King's Cross Station, the terminus of the MIDLAND RAILWAY. Trains for Camden Road, Kentish Town, Haverstock Hill, Hendon; Bedford, Leicester, Nottingham, Derby, Chesterfield, Normanton, Hull, York, Leeds, Newcastle, Lancaster; Glasgow, Edinburgh, etc. III. King's Cross Station, Euston Road, terminus of the GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. Trains for the N. and N.E.: York, Newcastle, Edinburgh; Hull, Leeds, Sheffield, Manchester, Liverpool; Cambridge, Bedford, Hertford, Lincoln; suburban trains to Highgate, Hornsey, Alexandra Park, Barnet, and Edgware. IV. Paddington Station, terminus of the GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY for the W. and S. W. of England (trains start from the W. side of the station). Trains to Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, Somersetshire, Devonshire, Cornwall, Gloucestershire, South Wales; Windsor, Reading, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Bath, Bristol, Exeter; Oxford, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, etc. V. Liverpool Street Station, near Bishopsgate Street, terminus of the GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY and EAST LONDON LINE, Trains to Chelmsford, Colchester, Harwich, Ipswich, Norwich, Lowestoft, Yarmouth; Cambridge, Ely, Peterborough, Lincoln, etc.; Bethnal Green, Hackney, Clapton, Old Ford, Stratford, Epping Forest, Tilbury, Southend; and through the Thames Tunnel to New Cross, Peckham Rye, etc. VI. Charing Cross Station, on the site of Old Hungerford Market, close to Trafalgar Square, terminus of 1. The SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY via Redhill, Tunbridge, and Ashford, to Folkestone and Dover. 2. The GREENWICH RAILWAY, a viaduct borne by brick arches, via London Bridge Station, Spa Road, and Deptford, to Greenwich. 3. The MID and NORTH KENT LINES to New Cross, Lewisham, Beckenham, Bromley, Blackheath, Woolwich, Dartford, Erith, Gravesend, Rochester. VII. Cannon Street Station, Cannon Street, City, near the Bank and St. Paul's Cathedral, City terminus for the same lines as Charing Cross. Trains from Charing Cross to Cannon Street, and vice versa, every 10 minutes. VIII. Victoria Station, the West End terminus of the LONDON. CHATHAM, AND DOVER RAILWAY, in Victoria Street, near Buckingham Palace and Westminster. The following lines issue from this station BAEDEKER, London. 7th Edit. 3 1. The LONDON, CHATHAM, AND DOVER RAILWAY, to Clapham, Brixton, Herne Hill, Dulwich, Sydenham Hill, Beckenham, Bromley, Bickley, Rochester, Chatham, Faversham, Canterbury, Dover, Herne Bay, Margate, Broadstairs, Ramsgate. 2. The CRYSTAL PALACE branch of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway; stations, Clapham, Brixton, Denmark Hill, Peckham Rye, Honor Oak, Lordship Lane, Crystal Palace (High Level Station). 3. The METROPOLITAN EXTENSION, to Ludgate Hill and Holborn Viaduct Station, viâ Grosvenor Road, Battersea Park, York Road, Wandsworth Road, Clapham and North Stockwell, Brixton and South Stockwell, Loughborough Junction, Camberwell New Road, Walworth Road, Elephant and Castle, and Borough Road. 4. The WEST LONDON EXTENSION, viâ Battersea, Chelsea, West Brompton, and Kensington (Addison Road), to Willesden Junction. 5. The BRIGHTON AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY, via Clapham Junction (a most important station for South London), Wandsworth Common, Balham, Streatham Hill, West Norwood, Gipsy Hill, and Crystal Palace (Low Level Station), to Norwood Junction (see p. 35), or by Clapham Junction, Wandsworth Common, Balham, Streatham Common, Norbury, Thornton Heath, and Selhurst to Croydon (see p. 35). At Norwood Junction and Croydon the line joins the London Bridge and Brighton Line. 6. The SOUTH London Line, via Grosvenor Road, York Road, Wandsworth Road, Clapham Road, Loughborough Junction, Denmark Hill, Peckham Rye, Queen's Road, Old Kent Road, and South Bermondsey, to London Bridge. IX. Broad Street Station, terminus of the NORTH LONDON RAILWAY. Trains to Shoreditch, Haggerston, and Dalston, where the line forks. The rails to the W. run to Mildmay Park, Canonbury, Islington & Highbury, Barnsbury, Camden Town, Kentish Town, Gospel Oak (for Highgate), Hampstead Heath, Finchley Road, West End Lane, Brondesbury, Kensal Green, Willesden Junction (an important station for North London, stopped at by all the express trains of the N. W. railway), Acton, Hammersmith, Gunnersbury, Kew Bridge, Kew Gardens, Richmond, and Kingston. The line to the E. goes to Hackney, Homerton, Victoria Park, Old Ford, Bow, and Poplar. Trains also run every 1/4 hr. from Broad Street to Camden Town (as above) and Chalk Farm, on the L. N. W. railway. X. Ludgate Hill Station, near St. Paul's Cathedral and Blackfriars Bridge, City terminus of the METROPOLITAN EXTENSION (see above), and also of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway. XI. Holborn Viaduct Station, Holborn Viaduct, for the same trains as Ludgate Hill Station. XII. St. Paul's Station, Queen Victoria Street, a terminus of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway. XIII. Fenchurch Street Station, near the Bank, on the S. side of Fenchurch Street, terminus of the BLACKWALL RAILWAY to Shadwell, Stepney, Limehouse, West India Docks, Poplar, and Blackwall, and of the TILBURY, GRAVESEND, AND SOUTHEND RAILWAY. On the right (S.) bank of the Thames: XIV. London Bridge Station, the terminus of the BRIGHTON AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY, via New Cross, Brockley, Forest Hill, Sydenham (Crystal Palace), Penge, Norwood Junction (see p. 34), Croydon (where the main L. B. S. C. line from Victoria joins; see also (p. 34), Purley (junction for Caterham), Red Hill Junction (branch to the W. for Reigate, Box Hill, and Dorking; to the E. for Dover), Three Bridges (for Arundel), and Hayward's Heath (junction for Lewes and Newhaven), to Brighton. Also to Chichester and Portsmouth for the Isle of Wight. XV. Waterloo Station, Waterloo Road, Southwark, terminus of the SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY, consists of two parts 1. The NORTHERN (entrance on the E. and N.E.), for the line to Reading by Vauxhall, Clapham Junction, Wandsworth, Putney, and Barnes. At Barnes the line forks; the branch to the right (N.) leads to Chiswick, Kew, Brentford, Isleworth, and Hounslow; that to the left to Mortlake, Richmond, Twickenham, Kingston, and Windsor. 2. The SOUTHERN (entrance on the S. side), for the line to Southampton, Portsmouth (Isle of Wight), Exeter, Plymouth, etc. The nearest stations to London on this line are Vauxhall, Clapham, Wimbledon, Coombe-Malden, Surbiton (for Kingston), Thames Ditton, and Hampton Court. On all the English lines the first-class passenger is entitled to carry 1121b. of luggage free, second-class 80lb., and third-class 601b. The companies, however, rarely make any charge for overweight unless the excess is exorbitant. On all inland routes the traveller should see that his luggage is duly labelled for his destination, and put into the right van, as otherwise the railways are not responsible for its transport.. Travellers to the Continent require to book their luggage and obtain a ticket for it, after which it gives them no farther trouble. The railway porters are nominally forbidden to accept gratuities, but it is a common custom to give 2-6d. to the porter who transfers the luggage from the cab to the train or vice versâ. Travellers accustomed to the formalities of Continental railway officials may perhaps consider that in England they are too much left to themselves. Tickets are not invariably checked at the beginning of a journey, and travellers should therefore make sure that they are in the proper compartment. The names of the stations are not always so conspicuous as they should be (especially at night); and the way in which the porters call them out, laying all the stress on the last syllable, is seldom of much assistance. The officials, however, are generally civil in answering questions and giving information. In winter foot-warmers with hot water are usually provided. It is 'good form' for a passenger quitting a railwaycarriage where there are other travellers to close the door behind him, and to pull up the window if he has had to let it down. SMOKING is forbidden in all the carriages except the 'smoking compartments', under a penalty of 40s. Bradshaw's Railway Guide (monthly; 6d.) is the most complete; but numerous others (the ABC Railway Guide, etc.), claiming to be easier of reference, are also published. Each of the great railway-companies publishes a monthly guide to its own system (price 1-2d.). |