User talk:McDRye

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[edit] The tube map

Hello, McDRye, I liked the Edgware-area tube map you did on the Edgware tube station-page. Is that a genuine TfL New Johnston-font used? If you'd care to tell me how/where you got hold of it, I'd be most grateful. As far as I know the newest version of it is virtually impossible to obtain. Cheers! Pneumaman 10:31, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

Hi, thanks for the comment! Actually I kinda cheated by using the letters from names of other stations and rearranging them into new names. I know what you mean by the font being impossible to get hold of although I do have a Johnston font but it only has capital letters.

Ok, cheating is allowed.. I've seen a few more of your illustrations now, and I've got to say I'm pretty impressed! If you've got a tube map at hand with all extensions added, I'd love to see it :) 84.48.73.170 23:32, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

Here is a link to a map I created last year. Whilst it is not complete, it shows as many planned projects and closures as I could find out. The idea is that the map might have looked like this is all plans were open today and no stations were closed. I'm aware of certain errors although I felt this map became more confusing than helpful especially in the constrained middle. You can look at the development of this map here Credit must go to the original map and the people behind the idea. My map is based partly on the information from this excellent link

I would like to congratulate you on your excelent work with regard to the lonodn underground map. i have noticed that the map is not entirley complete do you have a fully complete map now?--Lucy-marie 20:53, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

As a follow up do you have an updated version of this map with the overground and DLR extensions on?--Lucy-marie 23:27, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] London Underground nameboards

The idea is in fact mine and nameboards can be made by anyone part of WikiProject Underground. Unisouth 13:54, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Woolworths "pre-owned video games"

You stated that Woolworth's sell "pre-owned video games". Although I've seen "bargain bin" goods (including those that have lost their cases being sold at cheap prices), I don't recall ever seeing second-hand goods.

I removed this claim; you're welcome to put it back if you can back it up with a verifiable source. All the best. Fourohfour 13:14, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Closed London Underground stations map fragments

Hello, just a quickie to say I love these little map fragments that you uploaded, and it would be fascinating to see the entire Tube map with all of those stations on it. Cheers. --Psicorps 09:56, 29 September 2007 (UTC)

Yes, how the hell did you get them to look so professional? More importantly, where did you get them from? I wish there was a map showing all the stations if they were all open. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.242.41.119 (talk) 03:01, 17 January 2008 (UTC)


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[edit] Tube map sections revisited.

Hey Ryan, I was wondering would it be possible for you to do a couple more mock-up maps for the articals Lothbury tube station and City and Brixton Railway? Up to you which colour to use for the latter, though Ive always found gold to compliment the other lines in that area :)

Many thanks and much obligued! OutrageousBenedict (talk) 09:18, 20 May 2008 (UTC)