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Tube Strike Next Week Called Off As London Underground Staff Reach A Deal

Hurrah! Next Week's Tube Strike Has Been Called Off
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A planned 48-hour strike by London Underground workers next week over Tube ticket office closures has been suspended following "substantial progress" in talks, said the RMT union on Thursday.

Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union had been instructed not to book on for any shifts between 2100 hrs on October 14 and 2059 hrs on October 16.

The walkout threatened travel disruption in the capital and would have coincided with strikes by council workers and civil servants across the country in separate disputes over pay, jobs and cuts.

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London Underground Maps
1889(01 of27)
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Early Tube maps were simply geographical versions with the lines overlaid. This shows the District Railway and the Metropolitan Lines and the Circle Line which joined the two in 1884. (credit:Transport for London)
1908(02 of27)
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An early example of 'UndergrounD' logo. (credit:London Transport Museum)
1921(03 of27)
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This map shows interchanges as white dots and discarded all detail other than the lines. (credit:London Transport Museum)
1933(04 of27)
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1933 saw the first example of Harry Beck's schematic maps, created in an attempt to make them more readable. The move marked a turning point in their design. (credit:London Transport Museum)
1937 (05 of27)
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This pre-war version shows areas of interest such as galleries and cathedrals. (credit:London Transport Museum)
1937(06 of27)
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1936(07 of27)
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The words 'London' and 'Transport' added to the logo. (credit:London Transport Museum)
1943(08 of27)
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Evidence of Beck attempting to limit the use of diagonal lines in his designs. (credit:London Transport Museum)
1948(09 of27)
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1951(10 of27)
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This version was adjusted so that Richmond was placed next to the Thames unlike previous maps. (credit:London Transport Museum)
1958(11 of27)
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The bends of the River Thames become more pronounced, reflecting the format of the lines. (credit:London Transport Museum)
1963(12 of27)
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The Underground's Publicity Officer, Harold F Hutchinson, took over design duties for this version but it's cluttered look did not go down well. (credit:London Transport Museum)
1964(13 of27)
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Paul E. Garbutt's design allowed for bends in the lines to create space for station names. (credit:London Transport Museum)
1970(14 of27)
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The more familiar 'Underground' logo appears with evenly sized characters. (credit:London Transport Museum)
1974(15 of27)
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The Victoria line all the way to Brixton appears. (credit:London Transport Museum)
1977(16 of27)
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One of the last pre-Jubilee Line era maps. (credit:London Transport Museum)
1986(17 of27)
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The original Charing Cross station is renamed Embankment. (credit:London Transport Museum)
1987(18 of27)
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1990(19 of27)
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Jubilee line extensions added (credit:London Transport Museum)
1994(20 of27)
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1998(21 of27)
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Zonal areas introduced on the maps. (credit:London Transport Museum)
1999 March(22 of27)
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1999 December(23 of27)
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2010(24 of27)
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2012(25 of27)
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the 150th anniversary edition. (credit:TfL)
2016(26 of27)
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What we're familiar with today. (credit:TfL)
The vision for 2019(27 of27)
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