The background of the new map is white, which is another way to create more contrast. The previous version has a beige ...

New York's Metropolitan Transport Authority has released a redesigned map of its subway system, which maintains the colours of the prior one while "simplifying" it. The redesigned map was unveiled on ...

When the subway first opened in 1904, maps were simple diagrams that depicted individual subway companies, such as the ...

and the line made use of steam trains to carry passengers between Paddington and Farringdon. Over the coming weeks, we’ll be using maps to tell you the story of each of London’s Tube lines.

It was built by digging a long trench, laying track and covering it over again, and the line made use of steam trains to carry passengers between Paddington and Farringdon. Over the coming weeks, ...