Wed, 28 Aug 2024 The Royal Academy of Engineering produced this fantastic 'Engineering Icons Tube Map' to coincide with National Engineering Day (1st November). This slipped by us at the time.. but is well worth a look as it features our Chairman and Founder Prof. Sir Martin Sweeting who you will find on the renamed Transport Mobility and Flight Line (Piccadilly Line). Martin's station is Sudbury Hill.. (to save you checking.)

Transport for London tell us that "The original tube map was created by Harry Beck in 1933. He was an Underground Electrical Draughtsman. Most maps emphasise distance and geographical accuracy. But Beck based his map on the circuit diagrams he drew for his day job. He stripped the sprawling network down to a neat diagram of coloured criss-crossing lines.

Beck’s revolutionary design, with certain modifications and additions, survives to the present day. You can find out more about Harry Beck and his world-famous map at the London Transport Museum.”