We missed this one! – The art of mapping London’s transport networks – Ian Visits The “Mapping London” exhibition was put on for TfL staff, to show off the development of mapping London’s various transport networks, and how planning is both driven by mapping, but how maps can change customer behaviour. For a couple of
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Tube passengers air their biggest gripes including not taking your backpack off and annoyingly leaning against the pole. Londoners have aired their biggest gripes about the Tube, including people not taking their backpacks off, and leaning against the pole in the middle of carriages. A frustrated commuter called Katie took to Reddit to complain: “People travelling on the
An S-Bahn is a type of suburban rail network with a bigger footprint than a traditional metro, which links a city to its outer suburbs and inner commuter towns. The name is an abbreviation of the German: in various cities across the German-speaking world, you’ll find Schnellbahns (“fast trains”), Stadtbahns (“city trains”) or Stadtschnellbahn (“fast
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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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Walk – Bus – Tube – Train – Metro – Walk – Smoke – Drink – Walk – Metro – Train – Tube – Bus – Walk – Home – Sleep The new route from the Channel Tunnel rail service is due to start in April. Source: Eurostar launches London-Amsterdam route – BBC News
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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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Transport for London is facing a £400m hole in its budget as passengers desert increasingly rowdy and overcrowded Tube services.TfL fares income is projected to fall £239m below expectations this financial year, with commercial income – from advertising, retail and property – £160m down, according to confidential documents seen by the Standard.The Tube is the worst
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Crossrail chiefs have issued a major alert that the £14.8 billion line might not open on time and is at risk of blowing its budget. Problems with software on new trains and an electrical explosion in east London, which occurred when engineers tried to switch on the high-voltage power, have caused “real, serious challenges”, Mayor
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