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I think without question the most beautiful underground system in the world is in Moscow
Unfortunately a "Tube Challenge" wouldn't allow you time to take in the fantastic scenery of these "Underground Palaces"

I was fortunate enough to travel on some of the system whilst I was studying Russian at school some years ago. The other striking thing about it how clean everything is and the lack of litter and rubbish.

A couple if links are here
http://vrm.vrway.com/issue14/MOSCOW_MET ... RAMAS.html

http://www.moscow-life.com/metro/metro-map

I love the moscow map- it really IS the circle line!
(Well according to the map, & its a lot better than a bottle/ bagpipes)

standclearofthedoors wrote:I love the moscow map- it really IS the circle line!
(Well according to the map, & its a lot better than a bottle/ bagpipes)

Legend has it that they were showing the map of the current system to Stalin when he came to visit the underground. After they told him about the system and asked him what he thought of it, he put his coffee cup on the map, leaving a brown circled stain on it. They thought it was a stroke of genius from the big leader, built it and kept the brown colour on the map.

It's a beautiful system; what's nice to see is that the new stations being built right now are just as great-looking.
http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=325343

It's the underground system that has the longest stretch literally underground, and the one with the highest ridership.

East Finchley- Morden via Bank is second I believe.

I did actually try drawing our London Underground Map with the Circle line as a Circle - but it doesn't really work. You either have to have very awkward placements for all the other lines, or squish lots of stations together unevenly.

Yeah, okay, that really is quite sad.

I may be wrong (and I can't be arsed to check my own copy) but Max Roberts in "Tube Maps After Beck" may have a diagram of London with the Circle line as a circle in it.

tubeguru wrote:I may be wrong (and I can't be arsed to check my own copy) but Max Roberts in "Tube Maps After Beck" may have a diagram of London with the Circle line as a circle in it.

In Mr Beck's underground map is a sketch by Beck where he attempted to draw the circle line as an ellipse, looks rather strange compared to the normal bottle.

editorsfoot wrote:

tubeguru wrote:I may be wrong (and I can't be arsed to check my own copy) but Max Roberts in "Tube Maps After Beck" may have a diagram of London with the Circle line as a circle in it.

In Mr Beck's underground map is a sketch by Beck where he attempted to draw the circle line as an ellipse, looks rather strange compared to the normal bottle.

In the proposed 2016 scheme the shape is changing again.
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/downloads/pdf ... themap.pdf
You will need a new name for the bottle challenge I'm afraid.

sweek wrote:

editorsfoot wrote:

tubeguru wrote:I may be wrong (and I can't be arsed to check my own copy) but Max Roberts in "Tube Maps After Beck" may have a diagram of London with the Circle line as a circle in it.

In Mr Beck's underground map is a sketch by Beck where he attempted to draw the circle line as an ellipse, looks rather strange compared to the normal bottle.

In the proposed 2016 scheme the shape is changing again.
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/downloads/pdf ... themap.pdf
You will need a new name for the bottle challenge I'm afraid.

Well I propose the new name should be "The family saloon car"

Looks like a Mk 3 Ford Escort to me.

And hey, the East London Line is still TfL, and it's got Shoreditch on it!! Can we debate the implications this and of whether we need to visit it using the bus replacement service?

PFW wrote:, and it's got Shoreditch on it!! Can we debate the implications this and of whether we need to visit it using the bus replacement service?

or discuss the fact that Edgware Road & Marylebone are outside the circle line and whether they will need to be visited for MK3 escort challenge!

I mostly think it's weird that the two Shepherd's Bush stations aren't renamed even though there is one line that stops in both of those places.
The next station is: Shepherd's Bush. This train will continue to: Shepherd's Bush. Sounds quite confusing!