What's the difference between tram and tube?

Question

I'm trying to get an oyster card for uni but it says "You can get an 18+ Student Oyster photocard to:
Save 30 per cent on adult rate Travelcards and Bus & Tram Passes valid for seven days, one month or up to a year"...does this include the underground tube?

Thanks

Answer 1

A Travelcard can be used in the Underground/Tube network AND on the buses AND on the trams. Ie. All three modes of transport. There are different versions of Travelcard which allow travel on various combinations of geographic "zones". Most Underground maps show the zones that the types of Travelcard cover.



There are separate passes that allow travel on the "buses and trams" only. They aer cheaper than a Travelcard. These would be bought by people who use the London trams and local buses a lot every day but don't want to buy the more expensive Travelcard because they don't travel around the Tube network that often so it would be a waste of money.



The information that you have been given was badly worded. The author was trying to be helpful by stating that the Oyster card can be used to get discounts when buying "Travelcards" AND "Bus and Tram passes".



So you just have to decide whether you want to travel mostly by bus/tram or whether you want to include Underground/Tube. When you've decided which card offers best value for you the Student Oyster will give you the appropriate discount.



A tram is like a bus that runs on rails set into the street. They're very common in continental cities but rare here. Most of the tram lines in Britain were ripped up in the 1930s-1950s in favour of diesel buses. There are a very few new tram lines being rebuilt in the UK now but they're not common. Capital cost and planning constraints make them difficult to build.

Answer 2

A bus and tram pass is not valid on the Underground or the railways. An Oyster card or Travelcard is.

Answer 3

Tram = small train, usually carrying passengers on short urban journeys, with some or all of its route on tracks running along streets. Trams operate in the Croydon area, in the Southern suburbs of London. They are not used in any other parts of London.



Tube = Name often used to mean the London Underground railway system (although strictly only the Central, Bakerloo, Jubilee, Northern, and Piccadilly lines are of tube-type construction).



Travelcard - a ticket giving unlimited travel on all local public transport in specified zones of London. This is valid on the Underground, on National Rail trains, on Docklands Light Railway trains, on trams and on buses. There are eight zones from zone 1 in the centre to Zone 8 on the outermost suburbs. Travelcards can be bought for any combination of these (e.g. zone 1 only, zones 1-4, zones 3-6, etc). They can be bought for one day, for a week, a month or a year.



Bus and Tram Pass = ticket giving unlimited travel on buses and trams in London (but not valid on trains). These cover the whole of London (not restricted by zones) and can be bought for one day, for a week, a month or a year.

Answer 4

TRAMS are the mainly street railway which operates between Wimbledon/Croydon/New Addington and Elmers End. Tubes are the lines operated by TfL and consist of the Bakerloo, Central, Circle, District, Hamm & City, Jubilee, Metropolitan, Northern, Piccadilly, Victoria, Waterloo & City lines, Docklands Light Railway and what is now called London OVERGROUND - a few ex-main lines in the London area.

Answer 5

Trams run on a tramway - a bit like a railway in the street, though sometimes they have their own reserved track. There are trams in Croydon in south London as well as other cities in the UK and beyond.



The 'Tube' is the name given by many to the London Underground, a railway network in Greater London that runs underground in central London, but on the surface in the outskirts and suburbs.

Answer 6

Tubes underground, Trams overground.

Answer 7

Probably not.



The tube is underground train.



A tram is a tram, don't know how to describe it really. Like a bus on tracks!?

Answer 8

Like a season ticket but zone based rather than being for travel between two set points

http://tfl.gov.uk

Answer 9

you should be able to use the tube , its still public transport