Stations that still have BR era (or older) signage

[billio]

York had a Red Star poster on platform 9 when I was there a couple of months ago.

 

[12LDA28C]

Of course High Wycombe station still has this famous original 'chocolate and cream' BR (W) sign in place...

 

[sad1e]

Looking through my Photos from summer 2024 and found this photo of this sign at Romford (photo attached) , looks Like a BR sign to me , no idea if it is original or not though. it looked quite dirty and old when i saw it so i wouldn't be surprised if it is

 

[Class15]

Looking through my Photos from summer 2024 and found this photo of this sign at Romford (photo attached) , looks Like a BR sign to me , no idea if it is original or not though. it looked quite dirty and old when i saw it so i wouldn't be surprised if it is

There are quite a few of that kind of sign on generally unused (or not all that frequently used, as at Romford) fast line platforms.

 

[sad1e]

Another photo from summer , Cricklewood on the MML seems to still have an unkempt sign stating it being in zone 3 painted in NSE blue

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the station seems to also have something taped over in blue tape on its sign. Any ideas what this could be , Thameslink 2000 or FCC branding perhaps ?

 

[Sun Chariot]

Of course High Wycombe station still has this famous original 'chocolate and cream' BR (W) sign in place...

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Are the ones at High Wycombe, Hanwell and Kingham the originals? Or repro's?

 

[Magdalia]

Lowestoft still has a giant Eastern Region blue enamel "British Railways Lowestoft Central" sign.

Lowestoft Central

Captured from a window out of the upstairs section of the Joseph Conrad, Lowestoft's Wetherspoon pub, is part of Lowestoft station. The station was refurbished in 2013, resulting in this sign being erected, referencing the long gone era of British Railways, when the station was known as...

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I think that the flickr caption is incorrect, the sign is original and has never been taken down, probably because nobody can work out how to remove it safely.

 

[sad1e]

Another photo from summer , Cricklewood on the MML seems to still have an unkempt sign stating it being in zone 3 painted in NSE blue

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the station seems to also have something taped over in blue tape on its sign. Any ideas what this could be , Thameslink 2000 or FCC branding perhaps ?

Most MML stations south of St Alban's (minus Brent cross west because it's brand new) seem to have a decent amount of NSE blue signs left around

 

[43096]

There are quite a few of that kind of sign on generally unused (or not all that frequently used, as at Romford) fast line platforms.

I think it is a TfL standard for their stations (primarily Elizabeth line) where there are platforms only occasionally used by TfL trains, e.g. Great Western main lines, or in the photo above the Great Eastern main lines.

 

[renegademaster]

There are quite a few of that kind of sign on generally unused (or not all that frequently used, as at Romford) fast line platforms.

Quite a lot of them signs along the Elizabeth line on the fasts , perhaps something to do with TFL rail when they took over the stations in 2015 , looks like the same font that London Underground uses

 

[aftv]

Quite a lot of them signs along the Elizabeth line on the fasts , perhaps something to do with TFL rail when they took over the stations in 2015 , looks like the same font that London Underground uses

AFIK it is the same typeface that TfL use. IIRC its called Johnston. So it could be a TfL Rail era sign. I think theres some stations on the GWML that have the same style of signs. Ealing Broadway springs to mind on the Fast Line platforms.

 

[alxndr]

I assume the spaced out letters at Bridgeton are old enough to qualify.

 

[12LDA28C]

Are the ones at High Wycombe, Hanwell and Kingham the originals? Or repro's?

Don't know about the others but High Wycombe is certainly an original. The enamel sign pictured was hidden for many years behind some poster boards and only came to light a few years ago when the poster boards were removed for replacement. As soon as it was discovered what was behind them, the old sign was cleaned up and remains on display to this day.

 

[bluegoblin7]

Looking through my Photos from summer 2024 and found this photo of this sign at Romford (photo attached) , looks Like a BR sign to me , no idea if it is original or not though. it looked quite dirty and old when i saw it so i wouldn't be surprised if it is

Brand new sign in Johnston 100, as per TfL standards for the ‘alternative’ platforms on stations they manage.

 

[generalnerd]

Brand new sign in Johnston 100, as per TfL standards for the ‘alternative’ platforms on stations they manage.

Do they manage many alternative platforms (Stratford etc) as I feel like I’ve seen quite a few around London

 

[PG]

I'm guessing this one in the centre of the Scottish town of Huntly has been in situ for well over 50 years, possibly nearer 75.

Image shows an enamel blue sign with white British Railways letters and an elongated arrow.

 

[Ashley Hill]

We had a similar thread to this previously.

Latest appearance of early BR "coloured" station signs?

This has arisen from a post on the Whitby line thread. I remember seeing a photo of a DMU at Egton station which I think was dated late 70s, or perhaps very early 80s. The Egton station sign was not the standard black-text-on-white-background typical of this era, but a red/orange background...

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Got around to photographing this pair of British Rail signs on the NR compound at Totnes.

 

[Leyland Bus]

We had a similar thread to this previously.

Latest appearance of early BR "coloured" station signs?

This has arisen from a post on the Whitby line thread. I remember seeing a photo of a DMU at Egton station which I think was dated late 70s, or perhaps very early 80s. The Egton station sign was not the standard black-text-on-white-background typical of this era, but a red/orange background...

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Got around to photographing this pair of British Rail signs on the NR compound at Totnes.
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Those are lovely! It's quite incredible what seems to survive these days...

 

[Fletcj10]

https://flic.kr/p/2mvhzAG does this count? Found at Paddington a few years back unsure if this is pre nationalisation

 

[Flange Squeal]

A large Red Star Parcels sign can still be seen on the upper deck of Euston as you approach from the north.

Guildford also has a trace of Red Star Parcels still clinging on, with the tall BR logo sign on the corner of Walnut Tree Close and the Guildford one way system still having the red and yellow logo below it.


(Image shows Google Street View of the Guildford station double arrows logo sign with Red Star Parcels logo below)

 

[Sad Sprinter]

Sadly, the NSE signage at Balham that was recently uncovered has now been painted over. I was hoping someone would try and salvage it.

 

[Flange Squeal]

The London end of Farnham platform 2 has a cast plate on the brickwork at wheel level facing platform 1 with wording along the lines of ‘Passengers must not cross the line’ (or similar). Sadly I don’t have a photo to hand, but the obvious age and style makes me believe it’s probably original London & South Western Railway (LSWR). I want to say I think I’ve seen one at Aldershot too.

 

[GatwickDepress]

At Congleton just off platform 1 there is a station name sign in lovely original rail alphabet, black on white. It's strange at Congleton as there are quite a few new signs in rail alphabet 2 but look carefully and there's 1 or 2 original rail alphabet ones still there.

My own photo below shows the Congleton station name sign in original rail alphabet, black on white, as described above. Looks a bit worn condition but still good to see.

Is that First North Western banding on the bottom of the sign?

 

[Leyland Bus]

Is that First North Western banding on the bottom of the sign?

It is, which, along with the chunky double arrow, it's a post privatisation sign but cudos for it still having rail alphabet.

 

[Taunton]

A bizarre one but Network SouthEast put up a branded sign on the bridge where the South Eastern lines cross over Battersea Park Road, pointing down to "The Dogs' Home Battersea" alongside. It's been badly ruined by graffiti, but still there. Wouldn't it be nice if NR cleaned it up. Maybe Chris Green was a dog lover. It's here:

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[Peter Mugridge]

The London end of Farnham platform 2 has a cast plate on the brickwork at wheel level facing platform 1 with wording along the lines of ‘Passengers must not cross the line’ (or similar). Sadly I don’t have a photo to hand, but the obvious age and style makes me believe it’s probably original London & South Western Railway (LSWR). I want to say I think I’ve seen one at Aldershot too.

I'm sure there's a few of those around the network; I've seen one at least at Clapham Junction but I haven't looked for a while to see if it's still there.

From memory it's on the platform 10 wall as viewed from platform 11.

 

[Trackman]

One that I drive past often that somehow escaped the change all these years.

Because it's the side entrance that not a lot of people use, basically they didn't know it was there so it's escaped all these years, but it is visible from the main (and busy) road.

 

[Peter C]

Are the ones at High Wycombe, Hanwell and Kingham the originals? Or repro's?

The running in boards at Kingham used to be wooden, but I believe they've fairly recently (within the past few years) been replaced by fibreglass (?) ones. I assumed the wooden ones were the originals - the one on the up platform can be seen in this photograph from the www.hondawanderer.com website:

165105 Kingham 21 September 1996

Interestingly, there it's white with brown text, but at some point it was changed to white text on a black background for the main board piece. Here's a picture showing the wooden board on the up platform in 2014 - it wasn't in the best shape: http://www.hondawanderer.com/Kingham_Name_Board_2014.htm

The new boards have the same black background with white text as the wooden ones before them, and they look quite nice I think. I thought I had some photos but can't find them at the moment!

-Peter

 

[sh24]

A bizarre one but Network SouthEast put up a branded sign on the bridge where the South Eastern lines cross over Battersea Park Road, pointing down to "The Dogs' Home Battersea" alongside. It's been badly ruined by graffiti, but still there. Wouldn't it be nice if NR cleaned it up. Maybe Chris Green was a dog lover. It's here:

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There is a sign on both sides of the bridge, one of which has a sponsored by message from a sign making company.

 

[12LDA28C]

https://flic.kr/p/2mvhzAG does this count? Found at Paddington a few years back unsure if this is pre nationalisation

If you mean pre-privatisation then yes it certainly has the appearance of a BR-era sign.