THE creator of the viral "monoglot" maps of Scotland has produced another - and this one looks back at Glasgow's complex railways of the past.
Andy Arthur has taken on the challenge of making sense of Glasgow's "totally bewildering" railway system from 1910.
The map was based on the angular style inspired by Harry Beck's earlier London Underground maps.
https://t.co/vwQWKqmp7n Good morning, #Glasgow. I made this schematic map of your totally bewildering railway system around the turn of the last century. Head's still spinning. 😵 pic.twitter.com/ozwWAAhOMm
— Andy Arthur (@cocteautriplets) May 28, 2018
He claims there were three reasons why he put pen to paper: "Firstly, it's the most complex and extensive railway network you'll find in Scotland, so it provides a challenge to try and bring a bit of order to it all.
"Secondly, as an east coaster, it's a useful learning exercise about Glasgow geography - both my partner and my Grandmother's family are Glaswegians and I'm shamefully poorly kent about it.
"Lastly, for a bit of fun and to make something visually pleasing!"
Arthur caught Twitter's attention last week after he released maps of Scotland poking fun at people who think Scots and Gaelic are being forced onto railway signs by a nationalist government gone too far.
You can follow the link in the above tweet to examine the map in more detail.
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