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Peter Beale · April 30th 04, 07:12 AM posted to uk.transport.london

In article , (John Rowland) wrote:

I wondered about the roundels in the station. Did all tram stops have a
plethora of roundels? I wonder why the practice of signs facing alighting
passengers hasn't been carried over to bus stops to this day.

No: it was just at the two stations in the subway (where, being island platforms,
passengers alighted via the right-facing driver's platform rather than elsewhere
at the back).

Tram stops were many and varied in their form and shape, dating back to the
pre-LT times. In and around Lewisham where I grew up there were quite a few
ex-LCC ones, which had a shape not dissimilar to an old carpet-beater, with the
words "ALL CARS STOP HERE". In the final few years of trams some stop flags
were of the standard LT colour-on-white (for compulsory) and white-on-colour
(for request), the colour for trams being blue.

Occasionally there was a refuge with the tram stop on, usually the stop was at
the kerbside and passengers had to go out into the road to board the tram,
other traffic being required to stop while they did so.

I hope this contribution does not offend you, John.

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Peter Beale