Did fbb Say 'Easy'?
Remember this? It is a 'public artwork' dominating Central Square at Optics Valley, Wuhan (China). Below is what it looks like in Google Earth!
And that is Google Earth set to '3D'! The further east you travel on the map, the less helpful it becomes.
This purports to be a main road and the site of a Monorail station ...
After many a long scroll, your determined blogger has found both the Dangle car station and the tram stop at which a theoretical connection can be made.
The huge Monorail station is upper right, the tram stop is lower left. In theory this is what the 'interconnection' of the two modes looks like ...
... which hardly matches the Google Earth view.
... which it very much isn't.
Clearly Google is either of very poor quality or, maybe, just hopelessly out of date. It was not much help to fbb.
Despite these challenges, fbb was able to add tram stops on Line 2 (RED) at least as far as the non-interchange with the Monorail.
Progress!
But the rest of the red tram seemed impossible. 
The tram diagram notes the interchange ...
... but gives no name to the Metro Line 11 stop. So we cannot know exactly where the interchange happens.
Whilst waiting for inspiration, fbb started on some cosmetic work, Firstly, lines need to be at the right angle (using a right angle or 45 degrees), assisted by fbb's patent angle adjuster ...
... so much simpler than using facilities within the drawing software. You just drag the lines a smidgen to match the grid.
Seemples!
Then the corners need to be rounded. So fbb makes a set of rounded corners ...
... then splits the join at the 90 degree bend ...
... drops a 'corner' in and rejoins the lines.
He also has 135 degree corners!
Again, seemples! You don't need sophisticated and over-engineered software to draw a passable map.
Then your aged blogger remembered that Wikipedia has separate articles on each Metro Line. That for Line 11 gives is the other half of the Tram and Metro connection.
fbb can now complete the map.
Then he found out about Metro Line 9!
It fitted in qute nicely, albeit with a tweak of geography - it should be a straight line.
But your cunning cartographer had got it wrong. Metro Line 9 will pass through the Optics Valley Square interchange, NOT as shown above.
Things needed stretching a bit to make it all work ...
,,, but that gave a bit more space for the terminal loop of Tram Line 1. O.K., the corners are to a smaller radius, but you cannot have everything. So here is the revised Line 9, now fine!
Here is the full map in a form which can be downloaded and printed, if you are keen enough.
Did you spot the "Japan Railways" logo at their stations?
fbb is not sure whether the southbound extension of Tram Line 1 has happened yet. It does not appear on the video we saw yesterday despite its scope taking us to 2028 plus.
It should, of course be a Chinese Railways logo! Maybe the heat finally got to fbb?
The national rail services need much more research. Again the one map that comes up on-line is ALL in Chinese text.
Absolutely no chance whatsoever!
Medical Report
It is three weeks since fbb was released from Hospital with a warning from Matron and Doc that recovery would "take time". No actual time scale was quoted. But fbb is very nearly back to his aged and creaky normal. Next week is preparation and delivery for the fbbs' Fellowship Meetings which may be a bit of a challenge.
But the plan is to go ahead as normal but with extra care.
Next Weekend Variety blog : Sunday 28 June
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