He hasn’t been approached by TfL, though his description of the current map as “a garbage piece of lazy design” probably won’t endear the two parties to one another. The psychology lecturer has somewhat of an interest here - he’s designed his own map, with far more straight lines, harking back to Harry Beck’s original masterpiece. “The fact they didn’t fix the Elizabeth line map suggests they have no intention of doing it,” he said But without a redraft, he is concerned that the Tube map will simply become a bit of wallpaper - rather than a useful instrument. But instead of using a few thousand to think about how the new line would work with the Tube map, they just slapped the route on top. What makes Dr Roberts so frustrated is that the Elizabeth line cost nearly £20 billion. READ MORE: Incredible map shows an aerial view of the Tube from a planeĭr Max Roberts' map design harked back to the straight-lined simplicity of the original Harry Beck design (Image: Dr Max Roberts) Which is probably why many of us have switched to using apps like Citymapper instead. It is, certain at first glance, pretty incomprehensible. Transport for London 's (TfL) new Tube map features a whopping 18 lines, including Thameslink, Croydon Trams, the Overground, and the Emirates cable car. The 1933 Tube map had ‘just’ eight lines. Harry Beck’s 1930s Tube map was a revelation in that it stopped trying to follow the ‘true’ contours of the land over ground, and instead gave travellers what they needed to know: how many stops it is from one part of London to another, and where to change. The problem with the Tube map in recent years though is that it doesn’t seem to leave very much out at all. You just have to trust the London Underground map-makers that they’ve cut out the right stuff. You don’t have to know that the Central line doesn’t really follow a straight line.
You don’t need to identify pet shops, IKEA stores ( cough ) or the incline of the terrain on your humble Tube map. Zone 1 covers central London and zones 6 to 9 are on the outskirts of the city. Maps, by their very nature, have to leave out a lot of stuff. Tube, London Overground and zones overview Londons public transport network is divided up into nine travel zones.
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