Identity: thefoundations of British culture 2.. Living culture: the state of modern Britain Underground, overground Most towns and cities in the UK have a bus network, and even the most
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foundations
of British culture
2 Literature
and philosophy
3 Art, architecture and design
4 Performing arts
5 Cinema, photography and fashion
6 Media and communications
7 Food and drink 8 Living culture:
the state of modern Britain
Underground, overground
Most towns and cities in the UK have a bus network, and
even the most rural of areas will have some form of bus
service, however infrequent and unreliable Several towns
and cities, including Manchester, Nottingham, Sheffield,
Croydon and Blackpool, have a tram system Of these, only
Blackpool is a long-running traditional tramway, all the
others having been resurrected in the last 20 years The
London Underground, which opened to the public in 1863,
is the oldest subway train system in the world Known by
Londoners as the ‘Tube’, it has 268 stations and over
250 miles of track, less than half of which is actually under ground
Another notable British subway, Glasgow’s, is the third oldest in the world (Budapest is second oldest, in case you were wondering)
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