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‘Literature’ Tube map replaces stations with titles of books set in the area

‘Literature’ Tube map replaces stations with titles of books set in the area. Book enthusiasts have designed an alternative Tube map, replacing station names with the titles of novels set in the area. The London Underground map features book titles from authors including Charles Dickens, Martin Amis and Zadie Smith. The map, which covers most

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London transport fabrics over the decades

London transport fabrics over the decades. As part of the Celebrating Britain’s Transport Textile project, London Transport Museum curator Georgia Morley has researched the hard wearing and distinctively-patterned fabrics that have covered Britain’s transport seating since the 1920s. Read More: https://www.theguardian.com/cities/gallery/2019/mar/12/london-transport-distinctive-fabrics-moquette-history-in-pictures

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Graphic designer spends hundreds of hours ‘decluttering’ Tube map

A graphic designer has spent hundreds of hours ‘decluttering’ the Tube map. A graphic designer has undertaken a radical redesign of the London Underground map – spending three years redrawing the lines and shaking up its colour scheme. Luke Carvill spent hundreds of hours on Source: Graphic designer spends hundreds of hours ‘decluttering’ Tube map

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This Valentine’s Themed Tube Map Is Enough To Break A Pun Artist’s Heart

This Valentine’s Themed Tube Map Is Enough To Break A Pun Artist’s Heart. An alternative tube map with a Valentine’s theme has been released, and it’s full of puns that are so bad they’re actually… just really, really bad. Alright, some of them are a bit clever. We wouldn’t have come up with Prenup-ton Park,

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The surprising reason for London Underground’s new heritage signs

The surprising reason for London Underground’s new heritage signs. You might have seen some new signs popping up around the tube stations recently showing off London Underground’s heritage. Source: The surprising reason for London Underground’s new heritage signs – IanVisits

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