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\"Northern<\/a>
Northern\u2019s network map (2025) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Matt Harrison explains how his firm, Transport Designed, redesigned the network map<\/a> for Northern<\/a>, a train company that handles passenger services across northern England, from Liverpool to Newcastle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Northern\u2019s historic network map, whilst representing the sheer size and scale of the train operator\u2019s network, didn\u2019t actually show you where you could travel to and from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It represented the network as an amorphous blob of interconnected dark blue lines, but did nothing to communicate the intricacies of how to actually get between any two places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That was our starting point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How do you represent such a vast network, and make it make sense in a way that customers can quickly and easily understand?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Matt Harrison explains how his firm, Transport Designed, redesigned the network map for Northern, a train company that handles passenger services across northern England, from Liverpool to Newcastle. 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