Used : Rail Map of Britain and Ireland (Thomas Cook Rail Map) (Thomas Cook Rail Map) (Thomas Cook Rail Map)

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.Rail Map of Britain and Ireland (Thomas Cook Rail Map) (Thomas Cook Rail Map) (Thomas Cook Rail Map)

by: THOMAS COOK Publishing

February 01, 2007
The Thomas Cook rail map is a poor piece of cartography as it is poorly drawn, fails to interpret complex networks, and despite the claim on its cover, does not show all lines in the UK. The following headings describe these problems but are not exhaustive.

Complete failure to interpret complex urban areas despite the large scale of the map
The conurbations of Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow, Liverpool and Manchester are not explained or the detail shown, except London which is covered fully.
This means for example Birmingham Snow Hill and the Jewelry line are not shown, Glasgow Central and Queen Street major termini not identified, etc, etc. The map gives the impression you can change in Birmingham between the Chiltern ... Read More:
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