"MIG" wrote in message
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On Feb 14, 10:58 pm, Scott wrote:
On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:17:26 -0000, "Graham Harrison"

wrote:
I was on the Circle last week and became aware of a change in the
representation of underground/NR interchanges on the in car diagrams. It
seemed to me that instead of indicating the places like Victoria provide
access to National Rail you now get an emphasis on airport connections.
How long has it been like this?

When I lived in London the Victoria Line trains clevely had the
diagrams always pointing in the correct direction of travel so the
ones on either side of the carriage were mirror images with Brixton
and Walthamstow always at the correct end. This seems to have been
abandoned. When, and why?

It wasn't too bad on the Bakerloo and Victoria, where there are no
branches.

But I think the association people have with left and right being east
and west on maps still made it confusing.

It was disastrous when they also tried it on branched lines like the
District, ie you turn right to head south after heading west.
****

Some of the Jubilee line cars have non-directional maps, presumably a
mistake by those putting the posters up in the first place. The majority
have the maps pointing the correct way.

Nick



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