Showing posts with label london connections. Show all posts
Showing posts with label london connections. Show all posts
Saturday, 4 October 2008
London Connections - London Reconnections
I was sad to read not long ago that the blog londonreconnections.blogspot.com ("Transport projects in London") was no longer to be updated as its author was moving on to other things, but to day I discovered the rather similar londonreconnections.blogspot.com ("transport projects and transport issues in and around London.") Checking in on the former, I find that it has been updated recently and lots of fans are leaving comments saying they're glad it's apparently back.
Monday, 31 December 2007
Travel Card Zone Map
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/lon_con.pdf
Here's TFL's version of the London Connections Map, showing zones 1-9 (in the new notation). Zones A-D have been replaced by 7-9 and the Lodon Overground out to Watford has joined in zones 7 & 8. Watford Junction is sort of zone 10 - though not called that.
The ATOC London Connections map doesn't seem to be on line in a version after April 07 yet
Here's TFL's version of the London Connections Map, showing zones 1-9 (in the new notation). Zones A-D have been replaced by 7-9 and the Lodon Overground out to Watford has joined in zones 7 & 8. Watford Junction is sort of zone 10 - though not called that.
The ATOC London Connections map doesn't seem to be on line in a version after April 07 yet
Thursday, 8 November 2007
TfL disappoints with maps for the London Overground
Silverlink Metro had London Connections maps displayed in the trains. Admittedly they were dated back in 2001, but it was something. Ready for Sunday's takeover, TfL have put in their own maps. They're attractive and good for establishing the London Overground brand, but there's no sign of a "London Connections map" - neither the TfL version nor the ATOC version.
The map showing the London Overground network is attractive, as I say, but there's no way this is a network. It's too small and there aren't through trains through several of its nodes. No-one would use it exclusively for a rail journey where other rail routes were quicker or cheaper; it doesn't make any sense out of the context of the other rail lines and can't be used for any realistic journey planning.
A line diagram like the ones on the Underground (above train windows) would make sense, but we know, say, that a B&GO train will never go to Richmond, or Watford (at least not on a passenger service). Showing a diagram of those parts of the "network" on trains that never do on it is rather odd. It wouldn't matter if there were plenty of space, but there isn't and a London Connections map (preferably the ATOC type) should be a priority.
The map showing the London Overground network is attractive, as I say, but there's no way this is a network. It's too small and there aren't through trains through several of its nodes. No-one would use it exclusively for a rail journey where other rail routes were quicker or cheaper; it doesn't make any sense out of the context of the other rail lines and can't be used for any realistic journey planning.
A line diagram like the ones on the Underground (above train windows) would make sense, but we know, say, that a B&GO train will never go to Richmond, or Watford (at least not on a passenger service). Showing a diagram of those parts of the "network" on trains that never do on it is rather odd. It wouldn't matter if there were plenty of space, but there isn't and a London Connections map (preferably the ATOC type) should be a priority.
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