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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) 285 Identity: the foundations of British culture Literature and philosophy Art, architecture and design Performing arts Cinema, photography and fashion Media and communications Food and drink Living culture: the state of modern Britain