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.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
Are the ones at High Wycombe, Hanwell and Kingham the originals? Or repro's?Of course High Wycombe station still has this famous original 'chocolate and cream' BR (W) sign in place...
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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 aroundAnother 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 ?
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.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 usesThere are quite a few of that kind of sign on generally unused (or not all that frequently used, as at Romford) fast line platforms.
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.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
Are the ones at High Wycombe, Hanwell and Kingham the originals? Or repro's?
Brand new sign in Johnston 100, as per TfL standards for the ‘alternative’ platforms on stations they manage.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
Do they manage many alternative platforms (Stratford etc) as I feel like I’ve seen quite a few around LondonBrand new sign in Johnston 100, as per TfL standards for the ‘alternative’ platforms on stations they manage.
Those are lovely! It's quite incredible what seems to survive these days...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...www.railforums.co.uk
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Got around to photographing this pair of British Rail signs on the NR compound at Totnes.
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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.A large Red Star Parcels sign can still be seen on the upper deck of Euston as you approach from the north.
Is that First North Western banding on the bottom of the sign?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.
It is, which, along with the chunky double arrow, it's a post privatisation sign but cudos for it still having rail alphabet.Is that First North Western banding on the bottom of the sign?
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.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.
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.One that I drive past often that somehow escaped the change all these years.
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:Are the ones at High Wycombe, Hanwell and Kingham the originals? Or repro's?
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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https://flic.kr/p/2mvhzAG does this count? Found at Paddington a few years back unsure if this is pre nationalisation