2012-01-28
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Lineposters, prints of city transit systems around the world, for sale at Etsy.
(Source: lineposters)
2012-01-07
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stml:
The red structure is the remains of the original Greathead shield used to tunnel the Waterloo & City. It was left in place in 1898 and rediscovered in 1987.
Nice tube geekery there.
2011-06-30
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Door plate on a car of the ‘67 Tube stock. The last train in public service comprised of this stock ran on London’s Victoria line today. Photo from Phil Wieland; more coverage at Londonist, London Reconnections, and a review of the recent farewell tour by Ian Visits.
2011-06-07
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An axonometric drawing of the new Tottenham Court Road ticket hall, complete with art by Daniel Buren, from the page for the project on Art on the Underground. (thanks, Chris.)
2011-05-16
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2011-03-04
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Tube upgrade chart 2011 (by Darren)
I quite like this graph of the various upgrade programmes.
2011-02-28
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The Tube map’s depiction of the East London Line’s extension to Highbury and Islington, which opened today. There’s pictures and analysis at Londonist. As they put it, “not good news for those who favour a less cluttered approach”.
2011-02-17
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London Transport - Arsenal station design sketches, August 1930 (by Mikey):
A sketch from the offices London Transport Architects illustrating the proposed reconstruction of the facade of Arsenal station in 1933. This swept away the 1906 Leslie Green facade and delivered this uncompromising ‘moderne’ elevation that largely survives to this day. Given the huge LT roundel on the facade and the two cantilevered versions there’s no doubting it is a tube station!
See also: Holborn station reconstruction sketches, 1933 (by the same uploader).
2011-02-04
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A double-page spread from Railways Under London by Marie Neurath, one of the key exponents of the Isotype Picture Language, as seen at The Science Project: Isotype workshop.
There’s an exhibition about the work on Isotype at the V&A. It’s small but, if you’re in or near London, well worth a visit.
2011-02-03
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The end of the ‘67 stock on the Victoria line is nigh, according to The Status of the Underground Upgrades at London Reconnections. I’m surprised it’s happening so soon: I’d assumed I’d get one last ride the next time I was in London, but unless that’s much sooner than I’m expecting, it seems I’ve already taken my last. Goodbye, faithful chariots.
The article’s worth a read for news on the other lines, too.
