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Geographically accurate tube map

 

All the way from France via a Birmingham blogger, I came across this nice geographically accurate London Tube map. A nice addition to the CASA one I linked to on another discussion last year.


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james walshPermalink Reply by james walsh on June 7, 2011 at 20:38
Had a quick peek at this map... .. . 20 mins later... .. .
Permalink Reply by pamish on June 8, 2011 at 0:29

Nice, really nice, a different perspective altogether (of course). That fan of tracks going up to Northumberland Park is a reminder of how easy it should (?) be to extend a spur from Seven Sisters up to the Spurs ground. 

 

Permalink Reply by pamish on June 8, 2011 at 0:46

And lookit all those ghost stations, and disappeared tracks! Who knew there was a station on the Balls Pond Road from 1858 to 1870? Did it sink in the pond?

 

And it's got live links! Next train from South Tottenham? Er, none in the next hour.  Well it is 12.45am, xref Mr Walsh.  Google maps... 

 

Why does it take what seems to be a French railway enthusiast to gift us this resource?  Who is M. Jarrier?

Permalink Reply by StephenBln on June 8, 2011 at 1:02

You should see the routeings of some the lines proposed but never built..

 

One from to Tottenham to the City via Stoke Newington (West) and Islington around 1864 ..

 

At one time you could get a direct train from South Tottenham to Moorgate via Harringay, St Pancras and the 'widened lines'..

 

BTW, The Underground already runs to Northumberland Park .. It would cost very little to provide a service there..

Permalink Reply by Richard McKeever on June 8, 2011 at 15:02

I agree about the proposals not completed ... there are some fascinating examples of what the tube system might have have been - and few more interesting than this video on the Northern Heights plan for the Northern Line

Permalink Reply by StephenBln on June 8, 2011 at 19:24

certainly not-- a gross exaggeration for one wooden platform and a hut .. the track is already there..

Permalink Reply by pamish on June 9, 2011 at 0:41
Here's a nice fireproof shed. £129 all in. Why pay more?
Permalink Reply by Abi on June 8, 2011 at 13:35

Fascinating stuff, thanks for posting! I have been trying to get my hands on a map like this for years and have had surprisingly little success.

I had no idea there was ever a station at St. Ann's Road.

Permalink Reply by Hugh on June 8, 2011 at 14:05

Just picked it up following a trail from this tweet:

 

Permalink Reply by pamish on June 8, 2011 at 19:09

Following that Twit was brave.

 

I linked the map from my F&©eboo% page, and got the following responses:

1. Have you read "Neverwhere" by Neil Gaiman? It's about the fabulous kingdom beneath London, which can be accessed through forgotten Tube stations and ghost tunnels. Fun stuff.

2.  They did it on TV some years ago - I was enchanted and still think of the Angel of Edmonton and the Angel of Islington

 

One for the wishlist.

Permalink Reply by pamish on June 8, 2011 at 19:27
Here's a film clip.
282gfahg7uprjPermalink Reply by 282gfahg7uprj on June 10, 2011 at 17:46
Talking of forgotten Tube stations, I came across this recently - I'd no idea it existed: http://www.silentuk.com/?p=2792

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