The Southern Railway (created in 1923 as one of the ‘Big Four’ railways and nationalised in 1948) was mightily proud of their Docks estate at Southampton and they, and their pre-decessors the LSWR, invested heavily in the facilities following the purchase of the old Dock Company in 1892. In the Read More →
The Southern Railway (created in 1923 as one of the ‘Big Four’ railways and nationalised in 1948) was mightily proud of their Docks estate at Southampton and they, and their pre-decessors the LSWR, invested heavily in the facilities following the purchase of the old Dock Company in 1892. In the Read More →
It’s a strange thing but you tend to imagine this diagram hasn’t ever changed but Harry Beck, the creator of this version, was often evolving the look and style – sometimes for better and sometimes for worse. In this 1954 version many of the outer branches changed shape and overlal Read More →
It’s a strange thing but you tend to imagine this diagram hasn’t ever changed but Harry Beck, the creator of this version, was often evolving the look and style – sometimes for better and sometimes for worse. In this 1954 version many of the outer branches changed shape and overlal Read More →
It’s a strange thing but you tend to imagine this diagram hasn’t ever changed but Harry Beck, the creator of this version, was often evolving the look and style – sometimes for better and sometimes for worse. In this 1954 version many of the outer branches changed shape and overlal Read More →
It’s a strange thing but you tend to imagine this diagram hasn’t ever changed but Harry Beck, the creator of this version, was often evolving the look and style – sometimes for better and sometimes for worse. In this 1954 version many of the outer branches changed shape and overlal Read More →
It’s a strange thing but you tend to imagine this diagram hasn’t ever changed but Harry Beck, the creator of this version, was often evolving the look and style – sometimes for better and sometimes for worse. In this 1954 version many of the outer branches changed shape and overlal Read More →
I’ve mentioned in previous posts that you tend to think the tube map, or diagram if you’re precise, doesn’t change much but since its introduction in 1933 it has quite a lot. Some are obvious – line closures, extensions, station renamings, etc., but some were more evolutionary and indeed deliberate Read More →
I’ve mentioned in previous posts that you tend to think the tube map, or diagram if you’re precise, doesn’t change much but since its introduction in 1933 it has quite a lot. Some are obvious – line closures, extensions, station renamings, etc., but some were more evolutionary and indeed deliberate Read More →
I’ve mentioned in previous posts that you tend to think the tube map, or diagram if you’re precise, doesn’t change much but since its introduction in 1933 it has quite a lot. Some are obvious – line closures, extensions, station renamings, etc., but some were more evolutionary and indeed deliberate Read More →
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