A few tiny things I learned about London Underground today that delighted me, a small thread:
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1. There’s a station called Farrington that was recently massively upgraded, but it’s been done in a way that the new entrance is opposite the preserved old entrance, so the past and the future are literally staring each other in the face:pic.twitter.com/lIoa6bU8bs
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2. Interestingly (but unsurprisingly) given the “London Underground” name there is a separate map denoting which parts of it are in tunnels, designed to help users with claustrophobia or other anxiety conditions. http://content.tfl.gov.uk/tube-map-with-tunnels.pdf …pic.twitter.com/iDv3igm7WZ
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(The white-within-orange line is called London Overground, and of course also runs underground at times as seen on the map.)
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3. There is a station called Blackfriars that is on the railway bridge crossing Thames, and it’s recently been updated also – making it the longest of the three “solar bridges” in the world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackfriars_Railway_Bridge …pic.twitter.com/ocjIu39Re1
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4. Harry Beck, the designer of the famous Tube map, lived by Finchley Central Tube station. Today there’s a little plaque inside that station, and also… his early map. (Must have been weird to use a transit map you yourself designed… unless it’s all in your memory?)pic.twitter.com/aGhXmyf00M
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5. When a wife of a late actor who was once the voice of the “Mind the gap” announcements asked for a recording, London Underground temporarily restored it on one station just so she could hear it again.https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-21719848 …
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6. Beck’s diagrammatic map is well known, but apparently there’s also a 1914 map that is credited with saving the entire (then maligned) system. It was fun and very popular, encouraging people to travel more to visit various humorously depicted locations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonderground_Map …pic.twitter.com/wUZkyo9Yx2
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There is something enthralling to me about just this *idea,* a map saving a transit system. That’s it! (For now…?)
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Replying to @mwichary
If I may, there are also a number of ‘alternative’ (complementary) tube maps including location of toilets, support for cyclists and my favourite, minutes to walk between each station https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/london-underground-the-five-most-useful-alternative-tube-maps-a3588286.html?amp …
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It would be fun if you could make your own map by combining things!
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