East London Line was created in 1869.

The London Underground did give the East London line to the London Overground to ease its traffic.

The prime meridian, longitude 0° (zero degrees), runs through Greenwich in East London.

Yes - New Zealand is East of London, on the 'left hand side' of the international date line.

The Central Line of the London Underground runs West-East from Ruislip (16.5 miles west of central London) to Epping (20 miles North-East).

The West-East branch of the District Line runs from Richmond (10 miles west of central London) to Upminster (20 miles East). The North-South branch runs from Edgeware Road (8 miles North) to Wimbledon (8.5 miles South).