So the new Tube map with new artwork on the cover is released on Monday … except that it appears that as per usual some Tube stations have put it out early, and that man Diamond Geezer has gone and grabbed himself a copy this morning.
And here’s the rub – whilst the online PDF clearly shows a new kink in the Central line at Lancaster Gate (ready for Crossrail), the new pocket sized map (below) does not – and has the Central line perfectly straight as before.
We think this is because the physical size of the pocket map has constraints so that it can’t be shifted to fit … making us think more than ever that come September this year and the launch of Night Tube, we’ll see a different sized pocket map altogether …
May 2015 Pocket Map