Curious Tube map on BBC story
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4794122.stm
This BBC story, about the Paris metro map drawn by Harry Beck being exhibited in the new LT Museum, also has a small crop of the Tube map - which looks rather strange! Does anyone know what this map is/was used for, and if there is a full-size version available? |
Curious Tube map on BBC story
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wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4794122.stm This BBC story, about the Paris metro map drawn by Harry Beck being exhibited in the new LT Museum, also has a small crop of the Tube map - which looks rather strange! Does anyone know what this map is/was used for, and if there is a full-size version available? It's the 2012 version: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/press-cent...-(inc-Work.jpg http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/press-cent...c%20Works).jpg The rearrangement around Paddingtion is for Crossrail which appears in 2016: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/downloads/...t-onthemap.pdf -- Member AFFS, WYLUG, SWP (UK), UAF, RESPECT, StWC OpenPGP key fingerprint: D0A6 F403 9745 CED4 6B3B 94CC 8D74 8FC9 9F7F CFE4 No to software patents! Victory to the iraqi resistance! |
Curious Tube map on BBC story
In message , Timothy Baldwin
writes The rearrangement around Paddingtion is for Crossrail which appears in 2016: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/downloads/...t-onthemap.pdf Crossrail to Richmond and Kingston by 2016? Oh, come on now! :) -- Paul Terry |
Curious Tube map on BBC story
"Paul Terry" wrote in message ... In message , Timothy Baldwin writes The rearrangement around Paddingtion is for Crossrail which appears in 2016: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/downloads/...t-onthemap.pdf Crossrail to Richmond and Kingston by 2016? Oh, come on now! :) -- Paul Terry Indeed - but this map predates the decision to drop the Kingston Crossrail branch from the proposal. |
Curious Tube map on BBC story
The rearrangement around Paddingtion is for Crossrail which appears in
2016: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/downloads/...t-onthemap.pdf And also includes the West London Transit system, which brings the total number of stations in Acton to 8 (North, South, East, West, Central, Town, Vale, and just plain "Acton"). Not bad, considering it's about a quarter of the size of Portsmouth (rough guess by playing with a map and a ruler), which has 4 .... |
Curious Tube map on BBC story
On Sat, 11 Mar 2006 09:35:58 -0000, "M J Forbes"
wrote: The rearrangement around Paddingtion is for Crossrail which appears in 2016: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/downloads/...t-onthemap.pdf And also includes the West London Transit system, which brings the total number of stations in Acton to 8 (North, South, East, West, Central, Town, Vale, and just plain "Acton"). Nine; Acton Main Line is not shown. -- James Farrar . @gmail.com |
Curious Tube map on BBC story
"James Farrar" wrote in message ... Nine; Acton Main Line is not shown. Damn. Knew I'd forgotten one. |
Curious Tube map on BBC story
"James Farrar" wrote in message ... http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/downloads/...t-onthemap.pdf Acton Main Line is not shown. Will Crossrail not stop there? |
Curious Tube map on BBC story
John Rowland wrote:
"James Farrar" wrote in message ... http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/downloads/...t-onthemap.pdf Acton Main Line is not shown. Will Crossrail not stop there? The current plan is to stop there, but I seem to remember that at one stage, when the two western branches were to Heathrow and Kingston, various stations were omitted from Crossrail's plan, including Acton Main Line and St Margarets. The TfL map was drawn up at that time. -- Richard J. (to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address) |
Curious Tube map on BBC story
"M J Forbes" wrote in message ... The rearrangement around Paddingtion is for Crossrail which appears in 2016: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/downloads/...t-onthemap.pdf And also includes the West London Transit system, which brings the total number of stations in Acton to 8 (North, South, East, West, Central, Town, Vale, and just plain "Acton"). Not bad, considering it's about a quarter of the size of Portsmouth (rough guess by playing with a map and a ruler), which has 4 .... Also, I know we're getting the Olympics but there looks like a HUGE amount of rail track is to be added east of the Metrollops. Some of it'll be over old routes, I suppose, but that which is proposed around Ilford and Barking looks likely to cause some major disturbance whether it goes on stilts or cut 'n cover. -- Brian |
Curious Tube map on BBC story
On Sat, 11 Mar 2006 18:51:03 -0000, "Brian Watson"
wrote: "M J Forbes" wrote in message ... The rearrangement around Paddingtion is for Crossrail which appears in 2016: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/downloads/...t-onthemap.pdf And also includes the West London Transit system, which brings the total number of stations in Acton to 8 (North, South, East, West, Central, Town, Vale, and just plain "Acton"). Not bad, considering it's about a quarter of the size of Portsmouth (rough guess by playing with a map and a ruler), which has 4 .... Also, I know we're getting the Olympics but there looks like a HUGE amount of rail track is to be added east of the Metrollops. Some of it'll be over old routes, I suppose, but that which is proposed around Ilford and Barking looks likely to cause some major disturbance whether it goes on stilts or cut 'n cover. The "transit" schemes were possibly going to be light rail but the latest consultation documents show them as bus routes with fairly high levels of segregation. Therefore no need for tunnels or stilts. -- Paul C Admits to working for London Underground! |
Curious Tube map on BBC story
"Paul Corfield" wrote in message ... On Sat, 11 Mar 2006 18:51:03 -0000, "Brian Watson" wrote: ... I know we're getting the Olympics but there looks like a HUGE amount of rail track is to be added east of the Metrollops. Some of it'll be over old routes, I suppose, but that which is proposed around Ilford and Barking looks likely to cause some major disturbance whether it goes on stilts or cut 'n cover. The "transit" schemes were possibly going to be light rail but the latest consultation documents show them as bus routes with fairly high levels of segregation. Therefore no need for tunnels or stilts. Ah, that makes much more sense, though it will increase journey times considerably even with Ken's finest efforts of Red Lining the routes. -- Brian |
Curious Tube map on BBC story
Is this the end of the NLL running to North Woolwich? |
Curious Tube map on BBC story
THC wrote:
M J Forbes wrote: The rearrangement around Paddingtion is for Crossrail which appears in 2016: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/downloads/...t-onthemap.pdf And also includes the West London Transit system, which brings the total number of stations in Acton to 8 (North, South, East, West, Central, Town, Vale, and just plain "Acton"). Not bad, considering it's about a quarter of the size of Portsmouth (rough guess by playing with a map and a ruler), which has 4 .... Greater Acton (for want of a better name for it because great it ain't) and surrounding areas served by these stations probably has as many people within its range (i.e. large chunks of LB Ealing, LB Hammersmith & Fulham, parts of LB Brent and LB Hounslow) as Portsmouth, which had 187,000 souls at the 2001 census. You also have to factor in Acton's proximity to two of the largest net employment hubs in the country; those in LB Hillingdon (Heathrow Airport and supply chain/ancillary industry) and LB Hammersmith and Fulham (e.g. BBC and agglomerative media industries, Westfield development at White City) and its location on key radial travel routes (Central, Piccadilly, District lines) to understand why it is so well served for rail-based public transport. Anyway, it has only six stations ATM, not that I'm splitting hairs or anything. Whereas AIUI Portsmouth is at the "end of the line" and of no particular strategic importance in the current clime. Nor is it home to several of the ruling administration's favourite MPs, as is the part of West London you describe. Umm, hold on, we may be onto something here... ;-) I can't help but feel that you are doing Pompey a dis-service. It hasn't got much, but what it has got is of strategic importance, given that a substantial protion of our navy is based there. Strategic is about the only thing it has got. Robin |
Curious Tube map on BBC story
On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 01:04:45 -0000, "Tuggers"
wrote: Is this the end of the NLL running to North Woolwich? Closure proceedings are under way now. There are posters all over the place asking for comments to go back to the DfT as part of the official process for closing the line south of Stratford. If granted the DLR will take over that section. Personally I think it is a good idea provided that the DLR definitely goes ahead and there is the much promised improvement to the rest of the North London Line (and associated lines). -- Paul C Admits to working for London Underground! |
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