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Post by melikepie on Apr 29, 2014 21:28:35 GMT
Does anyone know why the Circle Line is shaped like a bottle lying on its side (at least on Harry Beck's map)? I have always wondered this.
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Post by crusty54 on Apr 30, 2014 4:21:49 GMT
Whilst it is a diagram of lines rather than a map it does reflect geography to some extent.
The north south distance at the eastern end than the west.
Before Thameslnk reopened it was usually quicker to walk from Farringdon to Blackfriars than go round on the Circle.
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Post by flippyff on Apr 30, 2014 10:49:02 GMT
Whilst it is a diagram of lines rather than a map it does reflect geography to some extent. The north south distance at the eastern end than the west. Before Thameslnk reopened it was usually quicker to walk from Farringdon to Blackfriars than go round on the Circle. The cynical part of me says it is still often quicker to walk.... |
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Post by John Tuthill on Apr 30, 2014 15:14:03 GMT
Whilst it is a diagram of lines rather than a map it does reflect geography to some extent. The north south distance at the eastern end than the west. Before Thameslnk reopened it was usually quicker to walk from Farringdon to Blackfriars than go round on the Circle. The cynical part of me says it is still often quicker to walk.... As it is between Queensway & Bayswater stations, or the Bank to Mansion House as well  |
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Post by flippyff on May 1, 2014 8:47:24 GMT
The cynical part of me says it is still often quicker to walk.... As it is between Queensway & Bayswater stations, or the Bank to Mansion House as well Sorry, I meant it in the context of walking between Blackfriars and Farringdon being quicker than using Thamelink/FCC. |
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Post by John Tuthill on May 1, 2014 9:06:46 GMT
As it is between Queensway & Bayswater stations, or the Bank to Mansion House as well Sorry, I meant it in the context of walking between Blackfriars and Farringdon being quicker than using Thamelink/FCC. No need to apologise. Because Harry Becks map is 'schematic' it doesn't show real distances between stations. Apart from the two instance I've mentioned,imagine travelling from Leicester Sq to Covent Garden. If two people started at the entrance to Leicester Sq, one by train the other walking up Long Acre, no prizes for who would get to Covent Garden first. |
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Post by norbitonflyer on May 1, 2014 9:40:16 GMT
If two people started at the entrance to Leicester Sq, one by train the other walking up Long Acre, no prizes for who would get to Covent Garden first. Conversely, walking between Chalfont and Chesham would be quite a trek. The reason the Circle is depicted as bottle shaped is because there is far more to cram inside it at the western end than in the east. In fact the Circle Line is in fact rather a more elongated bottle-shape than the Tube map shows it - more wine bottle than milk bottle. |
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