5.UK_transportation

2. Buses and Coaches
Buses and Coaches What names do you give to the following vehicles?
Red Double-decker buses
There are single decker and double decker buses (双层巴士）. You can see them in towns and cities. Coaches are used for travelling longer distances or for going on school outings. The red double-decker buses with two floors. You can sit on the second floor from which you can have a good view to the city.
Like the buses, black cabs are also being modernised and many are now painted other colours with advertising.
Mini cab
How does black cab differentiate from mini cab?
3. taxi
How do we call the black cab? hackney carriage: London's distinctive taxis, black cabs (or hackney carriages), are as much a feature of city life as its red double-decker buses. But in the rest of UK they are different colors.
Bus stops are found along all roads in London.
The Bus are boarded from the front.
Buses routes are identified by numbers and sometimes letters. Buses display their route number in large digits at the front, side, and rear of the bus.
Roads and motorways (高速公路) are Britain's primary domestic transport routes. There are many different transportation means in UK. What are the usual transportation means in UK? The usual ones are family vehicles, trains, coaches, tube, buses & taxis, and airplanes.
4. British Railways
The railways came to London in Victorian times. The first important station was Euston, which opened in 1837. London has a railway that goes under london. It is known as the Tube or the London Underground. London now has seven major stations providing long distance and local services. Eurostar trains run from St Pancras Station to the Channel Tunnel (英法 海峡隧道) and onto mainland Europe.
car/family vehicle train underground bus coach tram taxi plane ferry
1. Family vehicles
About 75% of households have at least one car. It is the most common means among the British. For example, people who live in Brighton may drive to work in London. Therefore, they must drive over 2 hours at least every workday. Driving in UK, insurance and road tax must be paid. The price of insurance varies on the different category, while the road tax are fixed, about ￡100 /year.
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Transportation Means Transportation Signs Transportation Rules
Department for Transport
交通部
Transportation means
As is known to all, the UK is an island country, and its territory is limited. Based on the practice thrift, all the UK roads are not so wide as is expected, just except for the motorways. Cities, towns, and villages are joined together with these roads. The public transportation system ( 公共交通系统) in UK is developed, all the places on the island are available by different transportation means.
Which one is expensive? black cab or mini cab?
Black cab
微型出租车不能在路边随便载客，这样乘客和司机都 不在被保险的范围内。此外，如果驾驶室内没有计价 器，上车前需要先议好价再上车。
●Hackney carriage: 出租车 伦敦有两种出租车，一种是满大街都源自Train transport
The oldest railway system in the world Eurostar: train connecting London, Paris, and Brussels, use high speed train called TGV
British Railways
The main places a bus goes to are shown on the front of the bus. Some double-deckers have automatic doors and you pay the driver when you go in. On single-deckers you sometimes buy your ticket from a machine in the bus. Most London buses have a conductor who will come round and collect fares.
How much does bus travelling cost?
You must buy a ticket before boarding the buses in London. There are ticket machines at most bus stops.
How can I board buses?
Why are the buses in London red?
In order to maintain the traditional characteristics, the bus company’s vehicles are required to use the red uniform. The red double-decker buses in London have become a national symbol of England and United Kingdom.
Sightseeing bus One way of seeing London’s major sights is on an open-top double-decker bus. Tickets are valid for 24 hours and allow unlimited “hop on/hop off” travel.
British Railways--BR，British Rail—called from 1965. Composed of the Nationalization of “Big Four” （四大英
国铁路公司）
During its nationalization, BR was revolutionized by dieselisation. Ever since 1968, dieselisation have put the steam locomotive to an end in UK. Now diesel and electricity are the main power for most trains. Big Four: Great Western Railways--GWR(大西北铁路 )、 LMS（伦敦和中部地区及苏格兰铁路）、 LNER（伦敦和东北 铁路）以及SR (南部铁路)。 Double-headed Arrow: two reversed interconnected arrows—double track and driving direction -- "the arrow of indecision”（nickname）.---sign for railway station-also printed on the ticket
London Taxi Fares
The meter calculates the maximum fare based upon time of day, distance travelled and taxi speed. Please note fares and journey times may be higher if there are delays or heavy traffic.
有的black cab（黑色出租车），车顶的黄灯亮时表示是空车， 招手就可以停，也可以在指定的出租车站等，很贵，起步价2.2 镑，一般十分钟左右的车程花费在十几磅左右。还有一种叫做 minicab（微型出租车），比black cab便宜一些，但需要提前 预订。出租车作为大众交通的补充，在短距离使用和巴士差价不 大，而且也有固定的停放点，不能扬招，除非你用电话约到指定 地点。 ●座位： 出租车总共可乘坐5人，但通常最多坐4个人，车上有专门 放置行李的地方，如果没有行李，挤一挤6个人也可对付。警察 并不过问。 ●车价 ：车价会在计价器上有所表示，租车起价为￡1.00，此后按 英里里程来计算。司机往往会依据人数和行李，再另外加收费用 。晚上要附加夜车费，周末及节目也要加费。附加收费并不在计 价器上显示，可以与司机议价。
You can phone for a black cab, hail one in the street or find one in a rank, especially near large railway stations or some major hotels. They carry a yellow 'For Hire' sign above the windscreen which is lit up when they are free. When the taxi stops tell the driver your destination. ride to order via phone name-time-address-destination