Sell My Car In London

London the capital of England, home to 8.9 million residents, has seen a population increase of 2 million since 1990. A busy a thriving city situated on the River Thames that dates back the the Roman time, Londinium, had a Roman population of 50,000 due to the port. London has not always been the capital of England, in fact there was a period of time where England did not have a capital. Two deciding factor that made London the capital were when the institution of central government were moved to Westminster. Another deciding factor would be the rise in trade in the area making it the influential location it is today!

London has a vast history and showcases it as demonstrated by the vast amount of museums, with over 170 including the Natural History Museum there really is a lot to see and learn. 

Sights such as ” Big Ben” ( which is the name of the bell, the tower its self is called the “clock tower”), The London Eye, Buckingham Palace (official London residence of British Monarchs since 1837 ), the Tower of London, and much more 

Home to the underground, first opened in 1863, was built to help eliminate street congestions, originally built using a technique of digging trenches and laying tracks then infilling the trench to create an underground railway system, it was not until the 1880 when safe deep tunnelling development was implement with accompany electrical lifts and operating systems. The early underground used steams trains at first. The core of the underground which we know today would not have been completed until 1906/7 due due to conflict between owners and cautious investors unwilling to invest. As of 2016 the Underground consists of 11 lines covering a distance of 402 kilometres, with 543 trains, providing transport for up to 5 millions passengers a day with the fastest line running 40 trains per hour!