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Post by Dstock7080 on May 21, 2023 8:25:12 GMT
- new cover design; “Come Out, Come Out” 2023 Sharon Hayes - IKEA stores removed - Bank; dagger removed - Kentish Town; dagger added - “Love the Tube” 160 Years heart in corner (no mention of forthcoming reduced lift service at Holloway Road, reduced escalators at Bank (Central) or no down escalators at Moorgate)     |
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Post by Chris M on May 21, 2023 9:05:01 GMT
Changes to the digital map relative to the February edition:
IKEA labels removed, IKEA advert replaced by one for the TfL Go app.
In the key the IKEA Store entry is replaced by one for "station in both fare zones" using the example Moor Park. As this is longer all the entries move right slightly to maintain alignment.
Kentish Town label: the NR interchange symbol moves to a third line and is joined by a dagger representing the temporary closure. The wording implies the Thameslink station is also closed.
The Underground roundel in the bottom right is replaced by the 160th anniversary Love the Tube roundel.
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Post by trainwizard on May 21, 2023 9:13:17 GMT
I've been closely comparing the online maps (or rather quickly changing between the two tabs) to find minor differences. This might only apply to the online version (all of this is in addition to Dstock7080 's post):
- Ikea advertising is completely gone, the strip at the bottom has been replaced by an ad for the TfL Go app.
- In the key, 'Ikea Store' has been changed back to 'Station in both fare zones'. I didn't notice that was gone in the first place.
- In addition to the blue dagger at Kentish Town, theres a corresponding description in the 'Check before you travel' section explaining it'll close from June until next year. I assume they'll update the online version in June with the station name crossed out.
- Minor wording changes in the 'Key to lines', including the 'Thameslink is not TfL' description taking up more lines.
And a bunch of stuff that doesn't matter, such as toilet icon additions on the backside and all of the February 2023s changing to May 2023. Also all the text seems to be bolder by one pixel, but that could just be on my end.
Edit: Sorry, I didn't see Chris M's post before posting - we've made a lot of the same points.
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Post by f73a on May 21, 2023 10:27:57 GMT
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Post by Dstock7080 on May 21, 2023 10:59:37 GMT
It has been consistently wrong since Thameslink was added to the map in December 2020
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Post by Dom K on May 22, 2023 19:44:39 GMT
Something that has been missed is that Seven Sisters and Edmonton Green no longer have interchange with National Rail as Greater Anglia stopped serving there from Today.
This has wiser issues as both the London Overground and Victoria Lime announce the national rail interchange at Seven Sisters and they include it on their in car diagrams too.
Platform signage at Edmonton Green and Seven Sisters both show trains to Hertford East
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Post by rincew1nd on May 22, 2023 20:19:07 GMT
Something that has been missed is that Seven Sisters and Edmonton Green no longer have interchange with National Rail as Greater Anglia stopped serving there from Today. London Overground is a National Rail operator though, even though it likes to pretend it's not. |
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Post by Dom K on May 22, 2023 20:21:58 GMT
Something that has been missed is that Seven Sisters and Edmonton Green no longer have interchange with National Rail as Greater Anglia stopped serving there from Today. London Overground is a National Rail operator though, even though it likes to pretend it's not. Cannot disagree. But to the uninitiated they probably will either not notice or you’ll get a punter turning up as Seven Sisters waiting for a train that will never arrive. In a cruel way, that’s kinda fun! |
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Post by rincew1nd on May 22, 2023 20:28:04 GMT
Schadenfreude.
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Post by trainwizard on May 22, 2023 20:45:42 GMT
London Overground is a National Rail operator though, even though it likes to pretend it's not. True, but you don't put the national rail sign on every Overground station (or Thameslink station, for that matter). I interpret the National Rail sign as meaning there is a national rail interchange at this station that is not shown on this map. Plus the fact that Overground is National Rail is a fact known mostly by train enthusiasts, and I'm sure the average user is unaware of such a technicality. |
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Post by rincew1nd on May 22, 2023 23:58:00 GMT
Oh this is very much one for the pedants'.
Perhaps the double arrow on the map actually represents "National Rail Interchange for a service not shown on the map". In this case it need to go from the examples listed above.
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Post by greatkingrat on May 23, 2023 1:14:43 GMT
Something that has been missed is that Seven Sisters and Edmonton Green no longer have interchange with National Rail as Greater Anglia stopped serving there from Today. There are still a few late night Greater Anglia services that call at Seven Sisters, plus there are regular diversions for engineering work. |
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Post by brigham on May 23, 2023 7:47:52 GMT
What a fragmented state of affairs.
Time for a new LPTB?
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