This is a poor map of the type that makes what is simple on the ground unrecognisable. Since when did Kent look that - with a club foot? The map takes the straight and direct SouthEastern main lines (London - Tonbridge - Hastings and Tonbridge - Ashford - Dover) into convoluted multiple angles. The Tonbridge - Dover line is arrow straight (a superb piece of engineering by Cubitt) - why put four bends in it?
Not only that but it's so dull you could die of depression just looking at it.
Meaningless heading.
Buffers at London termini but not elsewhere. Poor geographical relationship between London terminals.
Odd and gloomy colour-coding - not distinctive (and two dark browns from Charing Cross).
Lines do not cross correctly, eg at Ebbsfleet.
No statement as to station selection (stations disappear along North Kent coast).
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