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).

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