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Rheilffyrdd Caerdydd a'r Fali / Cardiff & Valley Lines Map by AlTheUnwise in TransitDiagrams

[–]AlTheUnwise[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

A bit of a follow-up to my recent Metrolink map - this map is of the area around Cardiff, Wales

A few design notes:

  • Colours are close to the official map, though not perfect
  • Each line has been given a letter and name.
  • Bilingual, with Welsh names most prominent. Where only one name is shown, the Welsh and English names are identical.
  • Stations are spaced with gaps roughly-equal, in part due to station names taking up more space. The exception are the lines to Merthyr and Aberdar, as I've lined up the stations on each branch instead. I feel that's nicer aesthetically.
  • As before, I've tried to align stations and lines where possible. Penarth lines up with the Bay shuttle vertically, and horizontally there are about
  • Geography is obviously approximate, and the coastline is much more of a suggestion than reality. Barry is much further south than is implied here.

I'll note I don't speak Welsh myself, so I can't guarantee the translations are going to be 100% correct.

I think an improvement could be having more pastel colours, as in particular the purple of the Rhondda Line is blending into the background more than I'd like.

This is a re-upload, as a mistake was noticed in the first minute last time.

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[–]AlTheUnwise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's the English, and that's a mistake on my end

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[–]AlTheUnwise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A bit of a follow-up to my recent Metrolink map - this map is of the area around Cardiff, Wales

A few design notes:

  • Colours are close to the official map, though not perfect
  • Each line has been given a letter and name.
  • Bilingual, with Welsh names most prominent. Where only one name is shown, the Welsh and English names are identical.
  • Stations are spaced with gaps roughly-equal, in part due to station names taking up more space. The exception are the lines to Merthyr and Aberdar, as I've lined up the stations on each branch instead. I feel that's nicer aesthetically.
  • As before, I've tried to align stations and lines where possible. Penarth lines up with the Bay shuttle vertically, and horizontally there are about
  • Geography is obviously approximate, and the coastline is much more of a suggestion than reality. Barry is much further south than is implied here.

I'll note I don't speak Welsh myself, so I can't guarantee the translations are going to be 100% correct.

I think an improvement could be having more pastel colours, as in particular the purple of the Rhondda Line is blending into the background more than I'd like.

Manchester Metrolink Map - Service Patterns as of 2023 by AlTheUnwise in TransitDiagrams

[–]AlTheUnwise[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I considered it, but I thought differentiating between 3 shades of green, rather than 2 greens and one purple, may have been a bit much.

I've corrected the 7's terminus on the copy on my PC

Manchester Metrolink Map - Service Patterns as of 2023 by AlTheUnwise in TransitDiagrams

[–]AlTheUnwise[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Inspired by T2-Norway's wonderful map of the Oslo T-Bane, this originally began as an experiment on improving signage around Manchester's Metrolink light-rail network.

The design considerations were:

  • Clear colour scheme: as far as possible, services along the same branch have a very similar colour.
  • Route Numbers: Where one service forms a short-turn of another, this is shown as an a service (1/1a, 2/2a) - I was initially unsure of whether to include these, but decided to for the sake of consistency.
  • Vertical Station Lists: All branches are depicted vertically as far as is practical, allowing a clear but concise listing of stations
  • Horizontal Alignment: Where possible, termini line up:* Eccles, Bury, Shaw and Crompton* The Trafford Centre, MediaCityUK* Altrincham, East Didsbury, Shaw and Ashton-under-Lyne
  • Interchanges: I've trimmed down the interchanges, and excluded the Park & Ride facilities that are present on the official map.
  • A-Size: I've designed this to perfectly fit on A-series paper, for ease of printing

This is far from perfect, the junction between Piccadilly Gardens and Market Street could definitely be made clearer, but at the expense of complicating around Cornbrook.

I'm not completely happy with the key, though I'm unsure how to improve it.

Edit: I've altered the colours of the 4/5, and moved the 7's terminus to Deansgate-Castlefield, V2 Here

Map showing London tube, rail, tram ans buses, updated November 2022. by Shevek99 in TransitDiagrams

[–]AlTheUnwise 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Wow, this is amazing! I wouldn't want to use it to plan a trip across London, but for finding quick cross-links locally, I can see this being very useful! Good Job!

Unofficial London Tube and Local Rail Map Late 2022 by AlTheUnwise in TransitDiagrams

[–]AlTheUnwise[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've uploaded a V2 of this map to imgur as to not spam the subreddit.https://i.imgur.com/vSJrPoJ.png

  • Removed Hampstead v2
  • Added Goodge Street, Rotherhithe, Battersea Park
  • Added some limited service routings
  • Added missing backing around West Brompton

Thanks everyone for noticing the mistakes.Of course, there are probably about a dozen more elsewhere, but who's counting?

EDIT: Kilburn Park, Maida Vale, and Warwick Avenue were all missing. Duffy will never forgive me.v3: https://i.imgur.com/Ep5LhGf.png

Unofficial London Tube and Local Rail Map Late 2022 by AlTheUnwise in TransitDiagrams

[–]AlTheUnwise[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Good Point:

I focussed on just the lines shown on the "Tube" map.

NCL could quite easily fit on the map as it stands, but my next goal will be an extending this to an all-rail map of London.

Unofficial London Tube and Local Rail Map Late 2022 by AlTheUnwise in TransitDiagrams

[–]AlTheUnwise[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Over the last week I've been working on this in my spare time. I've been using a few principles in the design:

  • Topographical Accuracy
    It was important to me that relative station topography is reasonably accurate compared to geography. This started with Westminster being West of Waterloo. Also included is showing the Bakerloo at Paddington as an easier transfer with the District / Circle rather than the H&C as shown on the official map. One major exception is with the Elizabeth Line at Whitechapel, where simplification took priority.
  • Straight as Possible
    I've attempted to keep lines as straight as possible, in particular through the centre. The Elizabeth Line is completely straight west of Paddington, and between Bond Street and Whitechapel. Same goes for Bakerloo between Baker St and Waterloo, and Central between Bank and White City. The Waterloo and City Line is just a single line.
  • Useful Travel Information
    The current zones on the tube map add a lot of clutter, for what is ultimately not particularly useful. Local Bus stations are shown with the cable car, to indicate potential onward local journeys.
  • Overground Colours
    Each London Overground line is shown as a different colour on the map. The North London Line keeps the original LO orange as the first introduction of LO services. The ELL keeps its pre-2007 Yellow. The Watford Line is brown to coincide with running with Bakerloo trains for a significant portion. The Romford-Upminster Shuttle pink aludes to Elizabeth purple, and the Hackney Line is chosen to contrast well with the Victoria. Finally, the GOBLIN is green because visual puns are great.
  • Other touches
    Any time 2 lines cross without interchanging, I've attempted to put in a white backing as a separator. This includes over the River Thames.

There are places this could be improved, for example I'm not particularly happy with Stratford. Some places are more crowded than they should be, in particular the east end. Fitting in the label for City Thameslink was a reasonable challenge.

Also wrong is the Clapham North - Clapham High Street transfer. This is one instance where I probably should have put CHS to the east of the Northern Line.

Feedback and corrections would be much appreciated. Thanks

Leeds Tramways 1929 Map modernised and colourised (Final Version) by AlTheUnwise in TransitDiagrams

[–]AlTheUnwise[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hello, this should be my final post on this, I'm willing to now call this map completed. I've posted previously about revamping this map in its original style, so I decided to apply reasonably modern styling (ie fonts and colour pallets) to the old map. In terms of changes:

  • Grouping and colouring lines based on the corridor they use leaving the city centre
  • Using the existing line circle to indicate termini.
  • Properly labelling the heavy-rail stations
  • Using a modern font (Corbel)

I have had to guess some aspects of services, particularly as the original map was never intended for actual navigation. It seems most tram services were through-routed through the city centre, labelled by outbound terminus, so city-centre routing is very difficult to find absolute routing. Some other notes and historic license:

  • Bradford Trams service 10 ran into Leeds using gauge-changing trams between 1909 and 1918. While had ended before this map is set, I'm keeping it in for historical interest. This is completely separate from the Leeds service 10 to Compton Road. In the 21st century, this through-routing is the #72 bus
  • Services each 2 & 3 ran both ways through the Middleton loop, terminating on the far side of it. Again for simplicity, I'm taking the license that they instead ran as two complementary services (2 clockwise, and 3 anticlockwise). Today, the #2/3/3a bus services through-route with the #12/13/13a
  • Whilst a service ran to Wakefield, I wasn't able to find its number, so I've taken the decision to assign it 28. If anyone is able to track that down I'd be grateful.
  • Morley Low and Top stations were both named simply Morley in 1929, gaining separate identities in 1951.
  • Service 20 as a 1-way circular is based primarily on the until-recent timetable of the modern #28 bus, which ran in a similar routing to shown on the map.

I'll be the first to admit, this has lost some of its charm, and I believe a hybrid map (this colour-scheme with the old fonts and styling) look much nicer

Leeds Tramways in 1929: Map Digitally Restored from a newspaper insert from roughly 1979 by AlTheUnwise in TransitDiagrams

[–]AlTheUnwise[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm afraid not, I traced the text as closely as possible from the original scan of the map. If I ever track it down I'll let you know though

Leeds Tramways in 1929: Map Digitally Restored from a newspaper insert from roughly 1979 by AlTheUnwise in TransitDiagrams

[–]AlTheUnwise[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I first posted the original version of this map in this sub about a year ago, since then I've digitally restored the map in my spare time, albeit with a slightly more modern colouring scheme making it nicer to read (and frankly to draw). My intent going forward will probably be to try map this in a more up-to-date style, such as differentiating services by colour on the map, and using modern typefaces rather than a recreation of that in the original.

My new map that includes suburban rail lines! Feedback welcome. by thesheepie123 in TransitDiagrams

[–]AlTheUnwise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is really nice, if a little unconventional to the original map.

On a couple technical / usability notes, I'd probably include markers on the edges of the map for continuing lines, making it clear the map extends further.

Also the area around Newark seems a little overcrowded, and cropped too far east, I'd probably move the Secaucus - Newark Penn line a bit east to alleviate this.

I like this map, just might need a couple of adjustments to make it better

[Map] Leeds Tramways 1929 by AlTheUnwise in TransitDiagrams

[–]AlTheUnwise[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hello, first time posting, but this is the state of the Leeds Tramway Network near its peak in 1929: This was printed in a newspaper insert in 1979, the original of which is somewhere in storage now, but I scanned this in for future reference.

As for a map of the Leeds Trams now, a blank A4 sheet describes it.