Olympic Legends Tube Map

Transport For London has released a celebratory map of the London Underground 'Tube' network, with the names of the 361 stations replaced with those of famous summer olympic athletes. Those honoured are largely medallists, although some are famous for other reasons including NOT winning medals.

Michael Phelps, the man who holds the record for most olympic gold medals (14 in swimming between 2004-2008) has the honour of being placed on the map at the site of the Olympic Park (Stratford). Other stars from 2008 include Rebecca Adlington (Snaresbrook) and Ursain Bolt (Victoria)

The underground lines correspond to different olympic disciplines, for example, gymnastics is featured on the Victoria Line. Gymnasts featured on the 'legends map' include (but aren't limited to) Nadia Comaneci (King's Cross), Yang Wei (Warren Street), Olga Korbut (Walthamstow Central) and Mary-Lou Retton (Highbury & Islington)

Realistically the map has no significance. The stations themselve are not planned to be re-branded for the games, but it is a nice touch and well worth a look.

Click here to view the full map. Compare it with the 'actual' london tube map here.