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ROYAL GUARDS AT LONDON PALACES

The men you see in front of Buckingham Palace (and other locations in London as well as Windsor) are the Queen's Guard (Foot Guards). As well as upholding the traditions of the past through their ceremonial duties, the Foot Guards also carry out operational duties in the UK and throughout the world as professional soldiers.
The Queen's Guards are all part of the Household Division who have guarded the Sovereign and the Royal Palaces since 1660.
The Household Division
The Household Division is made up of seven regiments of the British Army:

• The Household Cavalry Regiment
  • The Life Guards
  • The Blues and Royals
    
    
• Five Regiments of Foot Guards
  • The Grenadier Guards
  • The Coldstream Guards
  • The Scots Guards
  • The Irish Guards
  • The Welsh Guard

Household Cavalry	Foot Guards

Types of Transport in Britain

Roads and motorways are Britain's primary domestic transport routes. There are some 225,000 miles (362,000 km) of roads in Britain. Travel by car, van or taxi is by far the most common means of transport, accounting for 85 per cent of passenger mileage in Great Britain. (London Transport) Cars Most people in Britain travel by car. About 75% of households have at least one car. A small white van parked in between cars Motorcycles Motorcycling is popular in Britain, both as a means of transport and as a pastime with over one million motorcyclists. A moped with an engine capacity up to 50cc can be ridden at the age of 16 with a provisional licence. The maximum legal speed a moped can be ridden is 30 mph (50kph). A full motorcycle licence can be obtained at the age of 17 after passing a test. Lorries Most goods are transported by roads in lorries At the beginning of the 20th century, railway trains and canal barges were the main means of transporting heavy goods. Now around 65% are carried by lorries. Buses and Coaches We have single decker and double decker buses. You can see them in our towns and cities. We use coaches for travelling longer distances or for going on school outings. The red double decker buses (pictured below) are famous all over the world. You can see loads of them inLondon. A Double Decker bus for you to colour Make a London bus out of paper A double-decker bus There are two main kinds of buses in London: the red double-decker and the red single-decker. A single decker bus 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. Sightseeing buses There are many sightseeing, open top, buses in London and other cities. A sightseeing bus Trams A tram in Blackpool Taxis In London, the taxis are black but in the rest of the country they are different colours. Black Cabs are the only taxi you can hail from the street (though they now come in other colours as well). With the "for hire" sign lit, the driver is obliged to stop for you. A london taxis for you to colour Trains The rail network in Britain is one of the most extensive in Europe with over 11,000 miles (17,500km) of lines, some 2,500 stations and around 1,500 trains a day. Interesting Facts Britain pioneered railways. The Stockton and Darlington railway (1825) was the first public passenger railway in the world. The major stations in London are: Euston, St Pancras, Victoria and Charing Cross. The Tube "The Tube" is the name of London's underground system The London underground railway system (or 'tube', as it is known locally) celebrated its centenary in 1990 and is internationally famous, ranking alongside the Paris metro and the New York subway. London's tube network covers the largest area of any underground rail system, with 242 miles (391km of tracks, of which around 106 miles (171 km) is underground, and 267 stations. The tube runs to all areas of central and greater London, connecting all mainline stations. When in London, "the Tube" is a great means of getting around! Find out more about travelling on the underground Interesting Fact London was the first city in the world to have an underground railway, called the 'tube'. The first line was built in 1890. Euro Trains The trains travel under the sea in a very long tunnel called the Channel Tunnel. The tunnel was completed in 1995 and is 50 metres below the sea bed. Eurostar is the high-speed train service linking London, Ashford, Paris, Brussels, Lille, Avignon, Calais, Disneyland Resort Paris and the French Alps. Journey Times London to Paris - 2 hours 15 mins London to Brussels - 1hr 51 mins London to Lille - 1hr 20 mins Eurostar only transports people, if you would like to take you car you have to go on the Euro Shuttle. The "Shuttle" service joins Calais to Folkestone in 35 minutes. We drive our cars onto the Shuttle trains. Airports ENGLAND : There are 470 airports in England. London has five airports : Heathrow, Gatwick, Stanstead, London City and Luton. The first three have underground connections to the centre of London and are the main London airports. Heathrow and Gatwick Airports are the two main centres for overseas flights. London (Heathrow) Airport is one of the largest airports in the world and has two tube stations. The number of passengers arriving and departing to or from London's airports equalled over 120 million in 2004. Heathrow handled 67m passengers, making the airport the busiest and best connected in the world. Source; CAA, BAA SCOTLAND : Prestwick airport. Ships Shipping still remains the main form of cargo transport in to and out of Britain, despite the opening of the Channel Tunnel to France in 1994. The busiest sea port is Dover. Many ferries cross the seas between England and Spain, Ireland, the Netherlands and France. Below is some information about ferry crossings from England to Ireland, France, Isle of Wight and Holland