December 2017 / January 2018 map

Dstock7080 , There's also now a shown connection between the GOBLIN at Upper Holloway and the Northern line at Archway.

If the map editors had applied the same standard as Lancaster Gate (just a dagger) to Custom House then it wouldn't be overtly obvious but with the station being struck out, it's much more conspicuous.

Art on the Underground have already announced that Marc Camille Chaimowicz is the artist chosen for the next tube map cover which as this publicity photo below shows, has December 2017 on it.

The commission date ranges between 11 Dec 2017 and 15 June 2018. In the past, such a range has been suggestive of multiple editions of the pocket tube map featuring the same cover art but with minor variations in the map which this latest raft of changes would fall under.

It will be interesting to see weather management will just bite the bullet with just under five months to go until TfL Rail to Heathrow brings a set of stations and connector blobs onto the map. Although, everything above suggests the roll out of a new pocket map is imminent.

As someone who paints themselves (as native peoples often do ), that's an interesting and refreshing piece of artwork.

Almost redolent of Snakes & Ladders, which could be an interesting take, though we hope not, on future connectivity!

They're probably thinking of a new legend-"Stations closest to a branch of B&Q"

How far in advance of lift (and escalator) works commencing are they finalised?

Interesting. Why the dagger at Holborn? Does that mean they got the go ahead for the rebuild or there are plans for it, or is it to do with Crossrail? Sorry for all the questions, but I can't get to sleep at the moment and I thought I would have a look on here.

Ah I see. I didnt know about that. When were you there last? I think I read somewhere the escalators there were broken, but maybe I'm wrong. How come you're still up? I thought I was the only one looking on here this time of night.

Is that because of the escalator works? 

Interesting that they've removed the dagger from Custom House DLR as it hasn't actually been reopened yet.

Edit: I just checked the page on the TfL website for Custom House, and it appears that they've moved the reopening date from late December to mid-January.

tfl.gov.uk/dlr/stop/940GZZDLCUS/custom-house-for-excel-dlr-station

Which begs the question; are there actually copies of a December 2017 pocket map around ?

I bet copies of it will go for a lot of money on eBay eventually! Which map is currently available in stations? I'm nowhere near one so can't check.

I've just noticed that the current maps on the website are dated July 2017, whereas the most recent I had in my digital collection was May 2017. There seem to have been exactly 3 changes between versions. In decreasing order of significance:
1. Victoria gains step-free access to the Victoria Line only. This means the station goes from 1 blob to 2, with the Victoria line step-free-to-train white-on-blue blob being placed north of the Circle line and the SSR solid-white circle indicating no-step free access is west of the Victoria line.
2. The grid lines are slightly thicker making them more prominent.
3. The shade of grey used for even numbered zones is very slightly lighter (#EDEDED vs #E9E9E9)

Thanks, I was just curious. How many times a year do they bring out new paper maps?

Apologies if this is turning into a case of Terminal Quote Syndrome, memory seems to make me think that editions of the pocket tube map in the not to distant past have been at a month (or two) later than from that which is shown on the front. Given that a handful of station notices are now either outdated or not presently correct, I wonder weather last minute changes are being pencilled in or weather the roll out is simply being held back for delayed projects such as Custom House.

Just made an interesting discovery, the maps that are produced by TfL for commercial licensing and 3rd party use have had the correct set of (yet to be at the time of publication) amendments since the twilight days of November meaning that the ones popping up in stations must have been produced comfortably before this date predating the inclusion of the Overground on the preliminary concept Night Tube Map.