These remarkable old Tube maps reveal just how much the London Underground network has evolved over the past 100 years. The historic diagrams provide a fascinating insight into the development of the capital’s iconic underground system since it first began operations in 1863. Free-hand drawings and calligraphy were used to create the first maps for the expanding
Here’s something really fun to do, go on… get your tickets now! London Transport Museum’s collection originated in the 1920s, when the London General Omnibus Company decided to preserve two Victorian horse buses and an early motorbus for future generations. Source: Hidden London – London Transport Museum
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The Londonist’s don’t like it, but there’s something interesting about when the producers of these things get it a little bit wrong! Better not risk the DLR. Source: The Worst Tube Map We’ve Ever Seen | Londonist
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New images show the progress of a huge £600 million revamp of Bank Station which will see 1,500 metres of tunnels created 27 metres under the City of London. New pathways will be created to simplify the “spaghetti maze” of tunnels used by 52 million commuters every year. A new entrance to Bank station will
The first Elizabeth line Tube roundels have been installed at stations across the capital. New images have been released of the purple TfL signs at Custom House, Farringdon and Tottenham Court Road stations ahead of Crossrail’s launch in December. The line, named in honour of Queen Elizabeth II, will open in phases just before Christmas
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It’s hard to tell if you recently squeezed into a Tube carriage at rush hour, but for the first time in 20 years, fewer people are riding the London Underground than in the previous year. With 20 million fewer journeys made (roughly equivalent to four million fewer passengers) when compared with the year up to
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Use TfL’s ever-increasing night transport services to explore London at night and find out how the city comes alive Source: After-hours London – TfL’s Night tube – Time Out London
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Londoners were left downhearted after a ‘sign of the times’ poster at Marble Arch station urged commuters not to accept help from strangers. The sign read: “Only ask staff for assistance. Do not take help from a stranger as they may be trying to distract you.” An image of the sign drew dozens of comments from
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A data enthusiast has created an interactive map of the Tube network which shows how many thousands of passengers pass through the stations each day. The map, which mirrors the geographical layout of the capital using coordinates, shows the traditional Tube map redrawn in a spidery design. Source: New interactive Tube map reveals how busy each
The Night Tube will not be extended to the Bank branch of the Northern line until 2022, Transport for London bosses have said. The 24-hour service on Friday and Saturdays currently only runs on the Charing Cross branch of the line after launching in November 2016. Services will not run overnight to stations including London
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