Economy and transport
Finance and trade will play the major role in economy of London City headquarters of many British banks, insurance a clod - take places
паній And trading concerns, and also such national establishments as Bank of England, Stock exchange and bank "Ллойдс оф London" London is also the leading centre of the international banks and the insurance companies 3 1945 р growth of these service areas and expansion of system of the state and local management have led to increase in number occupied in offices and establishments. On the contrary, the number occupied in the industry from 1940 ends х has decreased years, despite the fact that, шо the London region, as before, was the greatest industrial centre of Britain. The electromechanical engineering, brewing, manufacture of chemicals and a paper, manufacture of furniture, clothes and exact devices is the major areas of the industry here. Since 1945 fast development of the industry of the household goods in the western municipal areas was observed. On the other hand, in East London there were closed old, small enterprises. Factories from here were translated on new platforms for borders of the Green belt, and some traditional areas of the industry connected with activity of port, for example the food-processing industry, have fallen into decay.
The London port which occupies a site of Thames in length of 80 km from its mouth to inflow border in dam Теддінгтон, submits to administration of the London port. Closing of all docks in the central London means, шо the ships do not pass any more through diluted Тауерський the bridge to unload in once fussing London Pool. The volume of a cargo turn, шо is processed by the London port, constantly reduced. Nevertheless London remains the main port of the Great Britain, and the devices kept in it for unloading, loading and storage in the remote Royal docks and Тілбери-доках are the major in the country terminals of container transportations. Today the cargo turn of port makes about 60 million т for a year.
London - the main knot of a network "British railways" (in capital of 11 basic railways). Any of the main lines of passenger connection does not cross a city. Passengers who arrive from the north, should leave trains at the railway stations located on border of the central part of London; passengers with півдня arrive on the stations close to the river. Suburban trains transport 40 % of all passengers which come every day for work on suburb to the centre of London. For movement within the central part of London there is a system of the underground which in the people is called as "underground" the London underground (найстаріший in Europe, functions also 1863) Has length of 408 km and consists of 273 stations. "Underground" tunnels have been laid through the London clay on the big depth rather easily, and спускание to stations is carried out on long escalators. On suburbs of a line of "underground" leave on a surface, serving suburbs. This system submits to the state company "London Regional Transport" that maintains as well a bus network. Post department has the own underground railway for mail transportation between post sorting knots and railway stations.
The main roads and highway to all areas of the country disperse from a city in the radial directions, some of them reach to the central part of London. It leads to strong transport stoppers in suburb on old ring roads which connect these radial roads among themselves. Far outside of the built up territory the constructed one more ring motorway. In total 15 radial and 3 ring motorways are charged. London - the main knot of the international airlines the Majority of passengers use the greatest in Europe the international airport H_trou the area in 1197 hectares. Located on the western suburb of London. Airport Gatu§k. That is for 42 km on the south from a city, constantly expands a network of the international passenger routes. The airport in Станстеді (Ессекс) in the northeast from London is the third international airport of London.
