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Pocket Green Line coach map, issued by London Transport, March 1963.

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Reference number
1983/489
Description
This is a paper edition of a geographical style Green Line Coach map. The only geographical features shown are the routes, and the River Thames which is shown in blue. The map, which shows the full extent of all Green Line routes, extends from Hitchin in the north, Tilbury in the east, Aylesbury in the west and Crawley in the south. Each route is shown in a different colour or a dotted line. At the termini of each route the route number is printed in the route line colour within a black outlined circle. Destination names are included with the route number at the termini and are printed in white against a black rectangle. Each route is marked along its length with the names of towns and villages it serves, these are marked by a black line across the main route line. The central London area of the map is highlighted in yellow and lines are shown in black. Around the edges of the map are fourteen drawing of places to visit drawn by John Finnie. They show Luton Hoo, St Albans Cathedral, Hatfield House, Waltham Abbey, Epping Forest, Gravesend, Tunbridge Wells, Knole House, Box Hill, Clandon Park, The Town Hall in Guildford, Windsor Castle, West Wycombe Park and Whipsnade Zoo. The border is alternate solid and outline roundels in white against green.
The reverse of the map is printed in black and green and a table gives details of the principle places served by each route. There is also a map of the central area in greater detail. This map has a bright yellow background and shows coach routes in green. Boarding points are shown as a white circle (when a vehicle can be boarded in both directions), an arrow (when a vehicle can only be boarded in the direction indicated) or a diamond (for restricted services). Terminal points are indicated by a green circle with the route number printed in white. Route numbers are given at many boarding points to indicate which routes serve the stops. Other streets not served are printed in white. Underground lines are not shown. Parks are shown in green, main line stations and places of interest in brown and the River Thames in blue. A key is given in the bottom right hand corner of this map. General information is given about timetables, maps, the green Line Coach Guide, fares, children's fares, weekly tickets, luggage, lost property, coach stops, standing passengers, addresses for enquiries and a note about the adherence of coaches to the timetable given. Information is also given about several places of interest to visit in London and the Country.
On the front cover Green Line is shown across the bar of a roundel and the border is the same as on the main map.
Artist
Dates
1963
Collection
Object type
  • Map
Print code
363/794S/250M (No 1)
Location
Completeness
50%
  • Physical description

    Item content
    AttributeValue
    Object title
    Green Line Coach Routes
  • People involved

    RolePerson(s) involved
    Artist
    John Finnie,
    Cartographer
    B G Lewis,
    Printer
    The Baynard Press, 1963
    Publisher
    London Transport, 1963