For most of us the Tube is a mere means to an end to get us to and from work and/or the pub. But for some, namely Geoff Marshall and Anthony Smith, the Tube is a means to set world records.
For those not in the know, here are the rules: Continue reading
There are no shortage of alternative, possibly humorous, tube maps. Last time I looked at this offering from James Wannerton – a man who suffers from synaesthesia and has thus mapped out what all the tube station names taste like.
Well the FA has come up with this (above) version to celebrate both it’s birthday and The Tube’s – both of which are 150 years old this year. Continue reading
Progress it seems at last, as fans of trains-that-run-on-roads excitedly read that Manchester Metrolink’s 2nd city crossing is approved.
It might not have the glamour of London’s new under construction city crossing, Crossrail; or the huge price tag of yet undecided HS2 – but The Met’s 2nd city crossing will provide much needed relief to a congested transport network.
Image by TfGM
So whilst @mike_n5 of Instagram has captured (or is capturing) an image of every tube station, Jay Foreman has come up with a little song to help you remember them all. Pay attention, or you’ll miss your stop!
Jay is no stranger to the network, also posting this rather interesting account of the abandoned Northern Heights project.
It seems capturing the 270 stations musically is something of a trend. This offering by Tim McCready visualises all the roundels in a rather nice stop motion piece; whilst This from Ben Langham catalogues all 270 stations in order using samples of real tube network sounds.
Videos by Jay Foreman
Following on from Episode 14 I now have all the required extra bits of track to complete the new outer oval.
Here’s a rather suspect panorama (thanks to iOS7) of The Mainline with the additional oval.
It’s hard to spot in the picture above but at the rear of the layout the oval runs on the old boards and at the front it drops down and runs on the new woodwork. This means either side must accommodate a modest gradient to raise and the lower the line between the sections. Continue reading
Calling All Stations 