Map; Pocket Underground map No. 1, issued by London Transport Executive, 1979

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Reference number	1980/351/2
Description	This edition of the Underground map shows the newly opened Jubilee line running from Stanmore to Charing Cross. Trafalgar Square Station is no longer shown. On the front cover there is a red roundel with a dark blue 'Underground' bar.
Printer	Impress (Acton) Ltd
Dates	January 1979
Collection	Maps
Object type	Map
Print code	1.79/1083M/1,000,000
Location	Acton Depot
Topics	Tube
Completeness	100% 100% ?

• Physical description

  Dimensions

  Attribute	Value
  Height	150mm
  Width	223mm

  Colour

  Attribute	Value
  Colour	Blue Red Yellow Black Brown Green Maroon Grey

  Item content

  Attribute	Value
  Object title	London Tube Diagram Of Lines
  Text	London Tube / DIAGRAM OF LINES / including the new / JUBILEE LINE / UNDERGROUND / London Transport / 55 Broadway, London SW1H 0BD. 01-222 1234 / ISSUED FREE No. 1979 THE LONDON UNDERGROUND / Interchange with other Lines / Interchange with British Rail / Interchange with British Rail within walking distance / Open Monday to Friday, peak hours only / Closed on Sundays / Closed on Saturdays and Sundays / Certain stations are also closed on Public Holidays / Nearest stations for the Round London Sightseeing Tour / Stations named in red have Travel Information Centres / Piccadilly Line trains stop here early morning and late evening / Monday to Saturdays and all day Sundays

• People involved

  Role	Person(s) involved
  Designer	Paul E Garbutt, 1979
  Printer	Impress (Acton) Ltd, January 1979
  Publisher	LTE, 1979

• Associated companies, people and places

  People

  Attribute	Value
  People	Paul E Garbutt - 1979

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