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Old November 13th 07, 09:09 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default The revised Tube Map on the BBC

On Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:04:07 -0000, Sir Benjamin Nunn wrote:

It does look really good. I think that's the one we'll have by 2012;
it's friendlier looking and gives a better idea of where stations are
in relation to each other.

Eww! It looks like some weird spaghetti, definitely not a professional
look. Besides it does not solve the problem of overcrowding - imagine
it with DLR and Overground, and then we'll talk.


Oh, yeah. I hadn't noticed that there was no DLR... Not quite as good
as I thunk.


Very much a 'first draft' feel to this for me.

I like the idea of being more geographicly accurate where it matters (e.g.
where walking distance between stations makes it worthwhile to walk rather
than take a train and change, but they've missed a few tricks with lots of
stations that appear to be too far apart or close together:


And the Heathrow loop is the wrong way round...