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Old November 12th 07, 01:59 PM posted to uk.transport.london
Tom Page Tom Page is offline
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Default New signs on London Overground

On 12 Nov, 13:04, Andy wrote:
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Can users help track the spread of the London Overground brand across
the various parts of "London's new train set"? I understand that
initial plans are just to cover the existing National Rail linier
"banner" signs with stickers, then move to full Underground-style
square signs in time as stations are refurbished. In additon any
sighting of new LUL signage on the parts of the Bakerloo and District
Lines taken over yesterday would be welcome. I've had an unconfirmed
report that orange-ringed signs have gone up at Kenton, yet of course
these should be red-ringed as this stations now comes under LU, not LO.


The West London Line platforms at West Brompton were fully signed up
on Sunday. Orange station names and the roundel present. Kenton
certainly had the same, but there were still uncovering things.

Also, the car park on the Wealdstone side at Harrow & Wealdstone was
having the signs changed on Sunday morning. It is now a TfL / NCP sign
rather than the old Silverlink one. The attendant's cabin is still in
Silverlink Blue, Grey and Green though.

The new ticket barriers at H&W were in working order too this morning
and at nearly every station, the Silverlink names on signs were
covered over (as they were inside and out on the mainline trains with
tape).

Yesterday, 313 120 had had all the internal maps etc changed for
London Overground, but 313 119 retained the Silverlink ones.


I had a brief look around yesterday and took some snaps:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tompage...donoverground/

The only place I really noticed branding was at Highbury & Islington
and on the side of one of the class 313s. I thought this was a bit
odd, as Gospel Oak seemed a much more improved station (the ticket
barriers and wide-aisle gate looked very nice), but that had the old
silverlink signs.

Tom