Why is it acceptable to kill someone? On the mysterious history of Britain’s road death toll
A decade ago I became fascinated by a graph. This one: I had been tracking the underlining data for…
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By Chris SharpNames of London Underground stations often re-appear in other British metro networks. But can you identify which?
By Chris SharpI’ve argued the case previously that Yorkshire will always be consumed by in-fighting, and that to be united it…
By Chris SharpThe whole of England is convinced that Football’s Coming Home. We at CityMetric are more interested in the “home”…
By Chris SharpTwo weeks ago, in the middle of the great CityMetric “Modelgate” scandal, I was contacted by a reader about…
By Chris SharpDo you know your underground from your Overground, or one metro logo from the next? It’s quiz time. …
By Chris SharpThe fact that you are reading a City Metric article about map collecting suggests that there’s a high probability…
By Chris SharpThe Prime Minster was asked about rail nationalisation by Andrew Marr. She rolled out the pathetic line, “I remember…
By Chris SharpAbout 30 years ago the comedian Nick Reville had a comedy routine about Yorkshire people. It went something like…
By Chris SharpThe UK government has been messing around with county boundaries since the 1970s. But do you know which cities…
By Chris SharpTransport systems describe their services by their final destinations. So can you name the UK transport network from just…
By Chris SharpOn 4 June, Rail Map Online tweeted about an update that I had been waiting for: New Historic Tramlines…
By Chris SharpJust click the motorway that matches the description. How hard can it be? Want more of this…
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