Vintage “Punch” Magazine Tube Map Cartoon, 1910
A lovely little Edwardian piece of whimsy to welcome the weekend. Source: Annie Mole/Flickr
All posts tagged: the Tube
Photo: The Tiniest Underground Map
Illustrating a problem with strip maps that only show stations in the direction of travel: the second-last stop on the line has a stupid-looking map. Source: jbbartram/Instagram
London Underground Map Tin in the Doctor Who Christmas Special, “The Snowmen”
It’s not very often I get to combine two of my absolute favourite things in one post: Doctor Who and transit maps! Without giving too much away (spoilers, sweetie!), the tin is presented in-story as being from 1967, and it looks like the BBC props department did a pretty decent job. The map shown on the tin is indeed Paul Garbutt’s 1964 map, which can be differentiated from the very similar 1970 map – even on-screen […]
TubeTable
If you’ve got a spare 1500 quid lying around, you could pick up this sweet London Tube coffee table by artist Alex Hammond for Christmas. Limited edition of 50. See also: MetroTable, a Moscow Metro-themed coffee table. Source: Alex’s website – link no longer active
Unofficial Map: A Series of Twin Tubes – A Track Diagram of London
After my previous post about this old track layout diagram from Berlin, reader Rolando Peñate brought this awesome project to my attention – a beautiful track layout diagram of the London Underground, DLR and Overground, complete with platform layouts, disused platforms, yards and sidings. What’s really amazing about this diagram, however, is that its creator, Andrew Godwin, has essentially automated its production. He explains on his website: The map is created with an automated tool […]