Graeme Wall wrote:
On 25/12/2020 11:02, Recliner wrote:
tim... wrote:


"Graham Harrison" wrote in message
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As a child in the 1950s and 1960s I wasn't aware of more than one
moquette - it was all essentially the same to me. In fact I probably
didn't become aware that there were different designs for different
underground lines and buses until sometime this century.

My question is therefore how many designs of moquette has LT/TfL used
over the years and for (roughly) what periods?

despite my lifetime association with the capital, I didn't even notice that
each one had a different moquette

I just thought the different designs was just some random thing

Until I saw a quiz question (in the Metro IIRC) asking you to identify which
moquette belonged to which line

and I thought "Each line has a different one - who knew" (obviously better
informed people than me)


Surely most people knew?


Not the general public I suspect, like a lot of good design you don't
really notice them until they re gone.


Apart from the general designs, I quite like to spot the priority seating:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:London_Underground_Special_Needs_Seating_Pict ogram.JPG

It's also fun trying to spot the landmarks woven into the patterns:
https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/the-are-4-london-landmarks-hidden-in-the-tubes-seat-patterns-how-many-can-you-spot-a3108961.html