I'd like to know something about transport in Britain.
Well, we have got the railways connecting all our big towns. There are over 13,000 miles of track in Britain. Rail transport provides a very important service.
What about road transport? Are your roads very good?
Yes, they are on the whole. We've got about a quarter of a million miles of roads, and modern motorways appearing everywhere. We should have over a thousand miles of motorways soon.
Is there a good air service in Britain?
Well, yes. But it is not as important as our rail and road transport systems.
What about travel by sea?
As an island people and a trading nation, Britain's seafaring traditions have always been great. We used to have the biggest merchant navy in the world, carrying one third of the world's passengers, you know.
But I suppose today sea travel has become less important, hasn't it?
It has. But some people still prefer traveling by sea to any other form of transport.