Fun with The London Underground

I found a fantastic one pager about the London Underground with tons of links. It makes fascinating exploring...

Did you know the original London Underground Map was invented by Harry Beck, an out-of-work engineering draughtsman. In 1931, he produced the first sketch for what has become a 20th century design classic. He realised the problem with the existing maps were that they were too accurate. His map was an instant success with the public. There's a cool interactive site that lets you compare the London underground map with what it would look like if it were geographically accurate.

If you're ever planning an underground journey in London, a very good map to use is this one. It lets you zoom in and out and you can click on stations to find out all sorts of connnecting info. Wish i'd known about it when i was living in the city.

Another interesting link allows you to compare the subway systems of the world on the same scale.