"Dave Arquati" wrote in message
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TfL have announced their branding plans for the North London Railway
concession:

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/press-cent...t.asp?prID=886
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/5316358.stm

Rather than opting for the brown "Rail" roundel, the branding scheme is an
orange (!) "Overground" scheme - not to be confused with South London's
"Overground Network" branding.

Trains and signs will have an orange trim, there will be an Overground
roundel almost identical to the Underground one but with an orange circle
(and obviously the different word).

The hidden news in the press release (which is probably more important
than anything else) is that the onward northern extension to Highbury has
been brought forward to Phase 1 (small print at the bottom: "The Mayor
today made a commitment that Phase 1 of the East London Line Project would
be extended from Dalston Junction to Highbury & Islington, in order to
make a connection with the North London Railway").

Going back to the branding, all "Overground" lines will appear on the Tube
map, which TfL has released a sample of for 2010. Interestingly, the line
style (white centre with orange edges) looks much like the old style used
to show selected British Rail lines (like Thameslink and the NLL) about
fifteen years ago.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/h...06_tubemap.pdf

That map throws up a few extra bits of information by itself, such as:
- Dalston Junction is considered an interchange with Kingsland (so let's
hope they put some good signs up along Kingsland High Street)
- No plans yet for stations on Phase 2 at either Brixton or Loughborough
Junction (perhaps unsurprising given the cost)
- Carpenders Park, Bushey, Watford High St and Watford Junction look like
they'll be moved into Zone A
- Shepherd's Bush H&C becomes Shepherd's Bush Market, White City H&C will
be Wood Lane, and won't be an advertised interchange with the Central line
(although that might just be an oversight)

Oh, and at what point is it easier to mark out stations that *aren't*
step-free? East London looks like a bit of a mess (albeit a good one if
you don't use steps).

--
Dave Arquati
Imperial College, SW7
www.alwaystouchout.com - Transport projects in London

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WATFORD RAIL USERS GROUP
AN OPEN MEETING IS TO BE HELD ON
MONDAY 11th SEPTEMBER 2006 7pm
at
WATFORD TOWN HALL, RICKMANSWORTH ROAD, WATFORD
Entry to the Town Hall is via the Customers Service Centre entrance
next to the Hempstead Road car park.
Representatives from your local Train Operators will be in attendance.
There will also be a presentation from
Transport for London on their proposed plans to bring
"BAKERLOO LINE TRAINS TO WATFORD JUNCTION"
ALL WELCOME