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Old April 24th 16, 07:03 PM posted to uk.transport.london
David Walters David Walters is offline
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Default Space travel: cosmic train launches in Moscow as Yuri Gagarintribute

On Sun, 24 Apr 2016 15:38:22 -0000 (UTC), Recliner wrote:
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I know that Moscow has done something like this before, specifically by
releasing a train with rail cars that contain copies of portraits from
the Tretyakov Gallery.

I wonder if the London Underground would ever try anything like that? Or
would it be an HSE jobsworth nut's excuse to go mental.


http://www.theguardian.com/world/gal...agarin-tribute


I don't see why not. The safety notices aren't obscured, so I can't see
what the objection would be.

There have already been many external vinyl wraps on LU trains and buses
(both LU's own, and sponsored liveries), and I can't see why anyone would
object to a reputable sponsor paying handsomely to have all internal panels
in a train covered in its ads.


There was a Yellow Pages wrapped Circle line
train in 1988 that had special seat covers too -
http://www.lightstraw.co.uk/ate/tao/...ubetrain1.html