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Not so much a teacup, more of a monocle
I admit it. I’ve changed my mind. Having been quite taken with the description of “the teacup line” to explain London Underground’s plans for the Circle Line, I must now admit that – having seen the publicity – it’s actually becoming more of a monocle line.
"Due to planned engineering works, the financial markets are closed today"
Although the I don’t quite follow in Paul Waugh’s footsteps in regularly cursing Shriti Vadera whilst trying to navigate the London Underground system, he’s quite right to highlight that the botched part-privatisation of London Underground is very much her personal legacy. No matter how rigorous the objections from no matter how authoritative and experienced the sources, she [...]
London Tube Map: Bring back the Thames! #tubemap
The new London Tube map is out, and overall it’s a big improvement on the most recent versions. There’s been a thorough decluttering, removing a lot of the fiddly, little used detail which usually gets added because someone says “But we must include…” and no-one replies “Putting more and more on a piece of paper [...]
