TfL Tracks Map

LinkSeptember 9, 2016Andy Carter 1 Comment

Brought to my attention by Diamond Geezer, this official TfL map shows individual tube line infrastructure including tracks, junctions and depots. It’s not quite as good as the similar Carto.Metro map but I did find out from it that Bakerloo Line trains sometimes use Kilburn High Road to reverse! Very interesting…

Source: What Do They Know via Diamond Geezer >>

Image excerpt from TfL map.

7 Weeks: The Shortest Ever Valid Pocket Map?

StatusAugust 26, 2016August 29, 2016Andy Carter 2 Comments

Last week I took a trip on the newly launched Night Tube and picked up a few copies of TfL’s brand new pocket night map. In fact you can watch the whole excursion here, where I talk more about TfL’s soon to be out of date map.

Well it appears the death knell has already sounded as Sadiq Khan has today announced the Jubilee Line will be joining the party on the 7th October – bringing an answer to the question when will that map become obsolete?

Night Tube to extend to @jubileeline on 7 October, says @MayorofLondon pic.twitter.com/MVsEmtxCR2

— BBC Radio London (@BBCRadioLondon) August 26, 2016

That means that initial pocket night map will have only been valid for 7 weeks. Is that the shortest time a pocket map has been valid for?…

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New freight terminal in Cricklewood opens.
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It turns out TfL produce an official geographically-accurate tube map but don’t like you to know about it.
Breaking down the DLR Network.
Hand traced railway atlas 18 years in the making is published. I want one.
More problems down at Dawlish as train is evacuated due to wave related power failure.
Queues forming for re-opened Borders Line….
as Rail Engineer detail how one of the line’s tunnels was rebuilt.
Edinburgh trams exceeding expectations.
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Old railway siding to be turned into park in Peckham.
Fancy buying a Class 08 shunter? DB Schenker have some on sale!
Battle to save the World’s first Intercity railway in Manchester.
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Need to escape from London? Here’s how far you can get on a train.
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