On Mon, 07 Mar 2005 23:38:12 +0000, Michael Hoffman
wrote:

Richard J. wrote:
Michael Hoffman wrote:

In the Tube signs standards document [1], LU mentions switchable
signs (section 1.11). These have white text on a dark blue
illuminated patch. Can anyone tell me how and why these are used?
And where? There are some photos showing them in Waterloo, but it's
a big station.
[1]
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/downloads/...al_Dec2003.pdf
[Hint: don't put footnotes after your sig, as they get removed by some
news software when replying]

[Hint: If I wanted people to quote the footnotes when replying, I'd
put them before the sig.]

Obviously, if the footnote isn't quoted, but the text in the post to which
it refers is, the [1] becomes meaningless!

Well, either, actually. Although it would be interesting to see the
blue-background ones in particular.

At Monument westbound, the Central line can be signed either one of two
ways using such a sign.