Trivia: Obsolete Signage at stations

[MP33]

Are there still any of the cast iron signs at foot crossings and on the edge of station car parks warning of the penalities for trespassing on the railway, by order of the LNER?

 

[JBuchananGB]

North London Railway Camden Town, in the stonework of the station building at Camden Road.

 

[alistairlees]

There's the same thing at Marylebone tube. Every sign point to the British rail station. Some definitely look to me like they've been replaced in the last 20 years.

I don't know about every sign, but here's a few taken at Marylebone tube (Bakerloo line) in November 2017.

 

[alistairlees]

And here's a Red Star (?) sign at Selby from May 2015 - sadly it's now gone

 

[infobleep]

Euston Road (now Warren Street tube station)

 

[robbeech]

A simple one like 373 Stop signs at places on the ECML like Retford.
Over 12 years I think since they stopped running.

 

[RichJF]

Blackfriars northern concourse has a few European destinations etched into the stonework as well as SE&CR (I think). Nice touch of history.

 

[theageofthetra]

There's still the faded sign on the Hammersmith & City station in Hammersmith inviting you to go 'dancing at the Palais'

 

[jnjkerbin]

Euston Square Station has very faded and battered Metropolitan Line timetable from (I think) the 1980s.
And, as mentioned previously, there's an old Red Star sign on Eversholt Street, down the side of Euston Station.

 

[pdeaves]

One I've just remembered. A (former) goods shed at Stroud still has GWR painted on the railway-facing wall. There will be other similar examples around the country too.

 

[61653 HTAFC]

Up until the rebuild, Leeds station had several lighting strips with "LEEDS CITY" on them. Funnily enough they were on platforms 1 and 2/3 (now 4 and 5/6) which was Leeds Wellington long ago.

Not railways, but there are a few signs around West Yorkshire which still bear the 1980s-era Metro logo which was a green and white rose made up of Ws and Ys. There was one near Dewsbury bus station though I haven't noticed if it's still there.

 

[Waldgrun]

I know of a sign that was obsolete when it was installed! Due to the actions of some of the mindless idiots who use Portchester Station in Hampshire. On a sign which was installed in N.S.E. day, which stated which platform to use for trains to your destination became unreadable! Staff there at the time requested its replacement, and advised that it should be updated! However, the manager in charge knew best and ordered a new sign worded like for like! The problem being that it advised Platform 1 for trains to Southampton, Bournemouth and Wareham! Trains hadn't run west of Southampton for many a year prior, and certainly not during the period that Southwest Trains operateed the service from that station!!

 

[cin88]

I'm pretty sure Patricroft still has it's BR sign on the wall at the bottom of the stairs.

Kearsley still had it's old BR and GMPTE signs last time I looked, although that suffers from being part of the background when i'm heading down to Bury so if it has changed then i've not noticed for a good 12 months

 

[NorthernSpirit]

If you're referring to the double-arrow sign outside Deansgate as having the Network NW logo, it was sadly replaced a year or so ago.

Yeah, that'll have been it. Shame its gone though.

 

[Non Multi]

I love this as it was once obsolete and now isn't: https://www.flickr.com/photos/rpmarks/5917449195/

 

[Marton]

Middlesbrough and other NER stations still have the NER tile network map.

 

[iknowyeah]

There's old adverts for railway destinations under the current ones at Piccadilly metrolink, that get exposed when the current ones are being replaced

 

[matt_world2004]

Hillingdon eastbound platform has a line diagram showing aldwych and tottenham court road has signage for "Crossrail"

 

[fairysdad]

... and tottenham court road has signage for "Crossrail"

Why's that obsolete? You (will) change at Tottenham Court Road from the London Underground Central and Northern Lines to the Crossrail Elizabeth Line.

 

[yorksrob]

And here's a Red Star (?) sign at Selby from May 2015 - sadly it's now gone

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I notice the nice BR red and yellow buffet sign at Selby has also gone, which is particularly annoying as the buffet is still there, so it wasn't even obsolete.

Apologies - that is the buffet sign I was thinking of (well newspapers - you could probably get a cup of tea from the same hatch).

 

[matt_world2004]

Why's that obsolete? You (will) change at Tottenham Court Road from the London Underground Central and Northern Lines to the Crossrail Elizabeth Line.

According to tfls own branding guide the name crossrail refers to the infrastructure project only .While the name of the operational railway line will be the elizabeth line. Tfl had already put the signs up for "crossrail" at Tottenham Court Road before boris decided to name it Elizabeth line. The signs will be replaced before the Elizabeth line opens. So despite being new they are obsolete.

 

[Non Multi]

Why's that obsolete? You (will) change at Tottenham Court Road from the London Underground Central and Northern Lines to the Crossrail Elizabeth Line.

Custom House Station earlier this month: www.flickr.com/photos/citytransportinfo/39600962131/
Top tip: Don't go looking for it, it's covered over for now.

 

[NorthernSpirit]

Up until the rebuild, Leeds station had several lighting strips with "LEEDS CITY" on them. Funnily enough they were on platforms 1 and 2/3 (now 4 and 5/6) which was Leeds Wellington long ago.

Not railways, but there are a few signs around West Yorkshire which still bear the 1980s-era Metro logo which was a green and white rose made up of Ws and Ys. There was one near Dewsbury bus station though I haven't noticed if it's still there.

There's a noticeboard in County Hall which has the 1980's WYPTE logo carved into it and the decals are painted gold, its located inside the building near the Bond Street entrance.

 

[fairysdad]

According to tfls own branding guide the name crossrail refers to the infrastructure project only .While the name of the operational railway line will be the elizabeth line. Tfl had already put the signs up for "crossrail" at Tottenham Court Road before boris decided to name it Elizabeth line. The signs will be replaced before the Elizabeth line opens. So despite being new they are obsolete.

To be honest, I was being sarcastic. That said, I didn't know they'd completely dropped the 'Crossrail' bit as the last I heard was that it was going to be 'Crossrail, Elizabeth Line'. Shame, was hoping that after a while the latter bit would be dropped in common usage...

 

[t_star2001uk]

This is still at Banbury

https://flic.kr/p/Ft6DmY

 

[Trackman]

Up until the rebuild, Leeds station had several lighting strips with "LEEDS CITY" on them. Funnily enough they were on platforms 1 and 2/3 (now 4 and 5/6) which was Leeds Wellington long ago.

Manchester Oxford Road has one (platform light sign, or whatever the technical term is for it), it says 'Oxford Road'. Dates back to 1960 I've been told.

 

[driver9000]

Manchester Oxford Road has one (platform light sign, or whatever the technical term is for it), it says 'Oxford Road'. Dates back to 1960 I've been told.

It has two. One on platform 3 and one on platform 4 more or less opposite each other on the lift tower.

 

[BurtonM]

Whoever replaced the double arrow totem outside Beckenham Junction a couple of years ago replicated the NSE flashes along the bottom!

 

[MP33]

I was waiting on one of the platforms of a Eastern District line station. There must have been a refreshment kiosk nearby as high up the wall was a painted sign advertising Tea 3d.

 

[A Challenge]

Blackfriars northern concourse has a few European destinations etched into the stonework as well as SE&CR (I think). Nice touch of history.

Walked past that today in fact - but hadn't seen this thread. Noticed Baden-Baden next to Beckenham!