This might be the sort of thing that you want then:
http://carto.metro.free.fr/cartes/metro-tram-london/
Not aimed specifically at NR routes, but what you need is shown.
I'm looking for a map of the NR rail lines (permanent ways?) around London. The reason is that I'm taking the Parly train from Paddington to West Ruislip, and I'd like to follow its progress.
(Noob post! Apologies for being dumb!).
Better hurry up, as this service will cease to exist soon
Better hurry up, as this service will cease to exist soon
Then my Brighton to Birmingham XC service went a diverted way in September 1996!I don't believe it's that stretch of the line they are trying to close. It is the route XC services used to take to get to Brighton.
Better hurry up, as this service will cease to exist soon
the service the poster means is the once maybe twice a day service from paddington up the new north mainline to west ruislip.
the line they are trying to formally closed is around clapham junction. different part of town.
The line they are trying to formally closed is around clapham junction. different part of town.
New Adlestrop Railway Atlas is pretty good, but probably doesn't have much detail for what you're after.
the service the poster means is the once maybe twice a day service from paddington up the new north mainline to west ruislip.
That was bang out of date last time I used it. No Aylesbury Vale Parkway and no Corby. Don't get me wrong, it's awesome and major kudos goes to the guy who did it, but it badly needs updating.
The Adelstrop Railway Atlas is a work in progress. An update is due 'late spring 2012' so soon, hopefully. The cartographer is Richard Fairhurst, editor of Waterways World - a magazine probably not familiar to railway enthusiasts. Despite a few bits being out of date and occasional omissions it's still the best railway atlas I've seen. If it's ever completed it will include more detailed sections covering London and Birmingham.
Does everyone gets the 'Adelstrop' reference? I thought it was an anagram to start with. It isn't, it's a poem by Edward Thomas.
That was bang out of date last time I used it. No Aylesbury Vale Parkway and no Corby. Don't get me wrong, it's awesome and major kudos goes to the guy who did it, but it badly needs updating.
That was bang out of date last time I used it. No Aylesbury Vale Parkway and no Corby. Don't get me wrong, it's awesome and major kudos goes to the guy who did it, but it badly needs updating.
It looks like he ignores you when you contact him about the map, which I can imagine if people keep asking for a new update. But he doesn't even respond when when you show respect for his work. Let's hope we can see a nice updated version soon, thoughThe last up-date was in 2008/9 I think - been waiting for the latest additions - I don't think the cartographer is aware of how liked his work is.
Not deliberately ignoring - I just need to get the time to do a proper update and let people know about it then!
As a poster up-thread has alluded, my day job is as editor of WW... or rather it was. At the start of this week I went freelance, as a writer, cartographer and web person. One of the things I'm hoping to do, now I'm not constantly shuttling up and down between Charlbury (home) and Burton (office), is get underway with the New Adlestrop again. (whisper it - I think it could even make a printed book one day)
I've actually mostly completed an update including Liverpool, Manchester and much of Lancashire. Just needs a bit of fine-tuning (delving through old timetables to make sure I've not missed any stations). And then, yes, there's recent developments to include - the full WHR, Corby, demoting the Cambridge-St Ives line from OOU to derelict (), many more...
In the meantime, thank you very much for the comments - it really means a lot to know it's appreciated and I'm only sorry I haven't had the chance to update it as much recently as it deserves!
Richard