C2120 Boiling London 2 (1/2)

In fact, all the super cities were facing a serious problem, which was the problem of traffic jams. Furthermore, this was an era where carriages were everywhere, so the efficiency of transportation provided by livestock was undoubtedly low and chaotic.

Since London had a population of over a million people, severe traffic jams had become an incurable disease.

Every day, all the main streets of London were bustling with activity. There were mule carts pulling goods, exquisite carriages, people walking with quick steps, and leisurely ladies and gentlemen … Of course, there were also more and more police officers who maintained order.

The traffic regulations had been formulated long ago, but it seemed very difficult for pedestrians and carriages to strictly follow the rules of the traffic. Occasionally, there would be unexpected situations such as the collision of horses and the overturning of trucks, and there were also frequent conflicts between pedestrians and carriages.

Every incident caused a massive clogging of blood vessels in the city, and one could often see half a street or even an entire street being congested with people.

At the heart of the problem was the security of London's population, which had been growing at a rapid rate for the past two hundred years, rising from hundreds of thousands to more than a million, to more than three million now. The explosion of the population had put more than just a strain on the traffic, and health care, education, housing, and even food and drink were all problems.

There was never an end to the contradictions, and the government's efforts to resolve them had never stopped. A year, two decades and twenty years of hard work, the accumulated experience of British management organizations, and the talent for their implementation.

The pioneering underground rail system was invented by the helpless British, who knew that the transportation of livestock could not bring about an improvement in order, and the railways were good but inadequate.

First of all, the railway had to occupy a lot of space to build the rail line and platform, and there were also security cards at the intersection of the railway and other roads.

Since it wasn't going to work on the ground, they had no choice but to look down. After a siege of questions and objections, the London government finally opened a six-kilometre underground railway in 1863.

Without a doubt, this railway line quickly became the lifeline of London's transportation, and on the first day of transportation, there were more than 40,000 Londoner s on it.

By now, this subway had expanded to twice as much distance as before. Every ten minutes, a train would pass by, carrying no less than a hundred thousand passengers a day.

Normally, every subway station here was a busy traffic hub, and today, the arrival of the Eastern diplomatic mission had artificially created a rare traffic peak.

By six o'clock, the subway station was in a state of paralysis. There were four times more customers than usual. Even the London police, who were extremely capable, could not bear it at the moment.

The police formed a few thin cordon lines with their bodies. The crowd would occasionally crash into them, and every time, the cordon lines would almost collapse.

His hat had fallen off, his boots had been broken, his shirt and tie had been pushed back, his uniform was wrinkled, sirens were sounding for help everywhere, and there was a strong stench of sweat in the air.

Everyone knew that this wouldn't do. More and more people came crowding over. Just that one meter wide opening was not enough to let out so many streams of people.

”Why don't you open it a little wider? ”Yet another batch of citizens has appeared at the corner of the street. We can't hold them off any longer …” The young police in the front line could no longer hold out.

But the old policeman at the subway entrance flatly denied his request. ”No! ”We absolutely cannot enlarge the size of the hole. If we enlarge the size and rush in, it will definitely be a trampling incident, and people will die!”