Site of the Day for Monday, November 2, 2015
Culture & Heritage - Transport for London
Today's site, from the unlikely source of an urban transportation entity,
offers an award-winning publication designed to not only inform its customers
on strictly current transportation issues but to enlighten them on a surprising
range of related themes. Gentle Subscribers on the North American side of the
Atlantic will discover a number of topics of unexpected interest.
"From its creation to the present day, London Underground's 150-year history
has been an eventful one. ... Plan a journey ... Find out about transport
history ... An archive of transport in London throughout the centuries... From
the Tube map to station architecture, our design is iconic ... Poems on the
Underground"- from the website
From the utilitarian process of planning a trip across London town to a look at
contemporary art on the Underground, this notable publication delivers
fascinating details of the English capital's historic transportation system.
Archival documents and photographs are available for academic research, while
the London Transport -- a History section provides interesting articles on
buses, trams, and riverboats, as well as the Tube. Placing it perspective, a
convenient timeline highlights the century and a half of the Underground.
Further sections showcase the Tube's architecture, and its groundbreaking map.
In addition, film buffs can view stills of Transport for London's available
spots for location shooting and try to pinpoint the specific backgrounds used
in various movies and TV series.
Swing over to the site for a look at one of the world's busiest public
transportation systems at:
https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/about-tfl/culture-and-heritage?intcmp=2756
A.M. Holm
Comments? Suggestions? amholm@xxxxxxxxxxx
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