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The New York City Transportation system has a transportation system which includes one of the largest subway systems in the world; the world's first mechanically ventilated vehicular tunnel; and an aerial tramway. New York City is also home to an extensive bus system in each of the five boroughs; citywide and Staten Island ferry systems; and numerous yellow taxis and boro taxis throughout the city. Private cars are less used compared to other cities in the rest of the United States.

Within the New York City metropolitan area, the airport system—which includes John F. Kennedy International Airport, LaGuardia Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport (located in New Jersey), Stewart Airport and a few smaller facilities—is one of the largest in the world. The Port of New York and New Jersey, which includes the waterways around New York City and its metropolitan area, is one of the busiest seaports in the United States. There are also three commuter rail systems, the PATH rapid transit system to New Jersey, and various ferries between Manhattan and New Jersey. Numerous separate bus systems also operate to Westchester County, Nassau County, and New Jersey. For private vehicles, a system of expressways and parkways connects New York City with its suburbs.

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Selected article London Country North East (LCNE) was a bus operator in South East England and London. It was formed from the split of London Country Bus Services in 1986 and operated a fleet of around 350 buses from garages at Grays, Harlow, Hatfield, Hertford, St Albans and Stevenage, with its headquarters located in Hatfield. Poorly performing financially and suffering from strike action over contract negotiations, the company was sold by the National Bus Company to AJS Group in April 1988; the last part of National Bus to be privatised. Later that year, it was split by AJS Group into County Bus & Coach and Sovereign Bus & Coach. AJS Group was wound-up in 1991 and the two subsidiaries were taken over by Lynton Travel Group and Blazefield Group. Both companies expanded their operations and acquired new routes, but the former LCNE routes passed through a series of owners before they each ended up under the control of Arriva Southern Counties by 2005. (Full article...) All selected articles Selected biography William Henry Barlow FRS FRSE FICE MIMechE (10 May 1812 – 12 November 1902) was an English civil engineer of the 19th century, particularly associated with railway engineering projects. Barlow was born in Woolwich, the son of mathematician and physist Professor Peter Barlow, who taught at the Royal Military Academy. From the mid 1840s until 1857, Barlow was chief engineer for the Midland Railway, after which he set up his on consultancy in London. Between 1862 and 1869 he was the consultant engineer on the Midland Railway's extension from Bedford to London, designing St Pancras station and the 240-foot (73 m) wide cast iron and glass train shed roof over the platforms, the widest unsupported arch in the world at the time. Barlow was also engineer on the completion of Brunel's Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol and sat on the committee which investigated the causes of the Tay Bridge disaster in 1879. He designed the replacement Tay Bridge completed in 1887. In 1880, he was President of the Institution of Civil Engineers. (Full article...) All Selected biographies

Selected pictures The original Hampton Court Bridge in 1753, the first of four on the site. Thames Clippers service catamaran on the River Thames. Clapham Common Underground station north and south-bound platforms on the Northern line. London Underground Battery-electric locomotive L16 designed to operate over tracks where the traction current is turned off for maintenance work. Archer statue by Eric Aumonier at East Finchley Underground station. The south façade of King's Cross railway station London terminus of the East Coast Main Line. Duck tour converted DUKW amphibious vehicle exiting the River Thames. Hammersmith Bridge, opened in 1887, crosses the River Thames in west London. Camden Lock or Hampstead Road Lock in Camden Town, north London is the only twin lock on the Regents Canal. Helicopter landing at London Heliport, a jetty constructed in the River Thames in Battersea. Arguably the best-preserved disused station building in London, this is the former Alexandra Palace station on the GNR Highgate branch (closed in 1954). It is now in use as a community centre (CUFOS). Escalators at Westminster Underground station descend between beams and columns of the station box to reach the deep-level Jubilee line platforms. The newly constructed junction of the Westway (A40) and the West Cross Route (A3220) at White City, circa 1970. Continuation of the West Cross Route northwards under the roundabout was cancelled leaving two short unused stubs for the slip roads that would have been provided for traffic joining or leaving the northern section. "Boris Bikes" from the Santander Cycles hire scheme waiting for use at a docking station in Victoria. Vauxhall Bridge across the River Thames opened in 1906 and features sculptures by F. W. Pomeroy. London Overground Class 378 train on the East London Line in Hoxton. London Underground A60 Stock (left) and 1938 Stock (right) trains showing the difference in the sizes of the two types of rolling stock operated on the system. A60 stock trains operated on the surface and sub-surface sections of the Metropolitan line from 1961 to 2012 and 1938 Stock operated on various deep level tube lines from 1938 to 1988. A tram of the London United Tramways at Boston Road, Hanwell, circa 1910. Tower bridge; a bascule bridge across the River Thames. Southern approach to the Rotherhithe Tunnel that runs under the River Thames in east London between Rotherhithe and Limehouse. 55 Broadway, headquarters of the UERL and its successors, is a Grade I listed building in Westminster designed by Charles Holden. Albert Bridge, opened in 1873, crosses the River Thames between Chelsea and Battersea. Early style tube roundel in mosaic at Maida Vale Underground station. View of Old London Bridge, circa 1632 by Claude de Jongh. Eurostar Class 373 trains at St Pancras station. Victoria line 2009 Stock train at Euston. An air raid shelter in a London Underground station during The Blitz. Rail, road and river traffic, seen from the London Eye. Ruislip Lido Railway's 12-inch (300 mm) gauge locomotive "Mad Bess" hauling a passenger train. The multi-level junction between the M23 and M25 motorways near Merstham in Surrey. The M23 passes over the M25 with bridges carrying interchange slip roads for the two motorways in between. TX4 London Taxi at Heathrow Airport. Original stations on the Metropolitan Railway from The Illustrated London News, 27 December 1862. Central London Railway poster, published in 1905. London General Omnibus Company B-type bus B340 built in 1911 by AEC. One of a number of London buses purchased by the British military during World War I, this vehicle was operated on the Western Front. Shaftesbury Avenue from Piccadilly Circus, in the West End of London, 1949. Day (left) and Night (right) sculptures by Sir Jacob Epstein on the London Underground's headquarters at 55 Broadway. Qantas Boeing 747-400 about to land at Heathrow Airport, seen beyond the roofs of Myrtle Avenue, Hounslow. Sailing ships at West India Docks on the Isle of Dogs in 1810. The docks opened in 1802 and closed in 1980 and have since been redeveloped as the Canary Wharf development. The New Routemaster built by Wrightbus has three entrances, two staircases and is designed to be reminiscent of the Routemaster. Woolwich Ferry boats "John Burns" and "James Newman" on the River Thames, 2012. Preserved AEC Routemaster coaches in London Transport Green Line livery. A Hansom cab at Somerset House. Hornsey Lane Bridge, Archway, more commonly known as "Suicide Bridge". Stockwell bus garage, Stockwell, a Grade II* listed building. Gondolas of the Emirates Air Line cable car cross the River Thames from Greenwich Peninsula to Royal Docks. Planes waiting at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 4. The Circle routes of Victorian London, comprising the Inner Circle, Middle Circle, Outer Circle and Super Outer Circle. The western departures concourse of King's Cross railway station. Tram 2548 calls at Arena tram stop. This is one of the trams on the Tramlink network centred on Croydon in south London. All Selected pictures In the news Did you know...

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