On Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:30:27 +0100
Basil Jet wrote:
On 29/04/2010 22:34, Ian Jelf wrote:

I'm now off to start putting in place plans to found the Boltar Fan
Club.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3174/...712645e4_b.jpg

Ah , so thats where I left my bike!

B2003

In message of Fri, 30 Apr 2010 08:44:23
in uk.transport.london, d writes
On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:16:27 +0100
"Kipling" wrote:
And the colours or rings are too simmilar.

Yeah , I'm of the same opinion. I said in another post the other week that
there are plenty of 2 colour combinations they could have chosen - choosing
something so similar to the Underground colours was just daft and will lead
to confusion.

B2003


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On Apr 30, 9:44*am, wrote:

On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:16:27 +0100
"Kipling" wrote:

And the colours or rings are too simmilar.

Yeah , I'm of the same opinion. I said in another post the other week that
there are plenty of 2 colour combinations they could have chosen - choosing
something so similar to the Underground colours was just daft and will lead
to confusion.

But does it matter if the service is Tube-esque?

On Fri, 30 Apr 2010 02:15:44 -0700 (PDT)
Mizter T wrote:
But does it matter if the service is Tube-esque?

Well in the scheme of things its not that important , but you might as
well say why not just colour all the tube lines the same if they all
offer the same service, why differentiate? Anyway , obviously TfL were of
the opinion that the DLR required its own colours so why not Overground?

B2003

On Apr 29, 4:30*pm, Basil Jet wrote:
On 29/04/2010 22:34, Ian Jelf wrote:



I'm now off to start putting in place plans to found the Boltar Fan
Club.

Cute! but please explain the joke, :-)

"E27002" wrote in message

On Apr 29, 4:30 pm, Basil Jet wrote:
On 29/04/2010 22:34, Ian Jelf wrote:



I'm now off to start putting in place plans to found the Boltar Fan
Club.

Cute! but please explain the joke, :-)

... there may not be a vast membership ...

On Apr 30, 1:44*am, wrote:
On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:16:27 +0100

"Kipling" wrote:
And the colours or rings are too simmilar.

Yeah , I'm of the same opinion. I said in another post the other week that
there are plenty of 2 colour combinations they could have chosen - choosing
something so similar to the Underground colours was just daft and will lead
to confusion.

Since they are both rail systems I don't think it matters a whole
lot. I still have mixed feelings about a separate "Overground"
Identity. Much of the Metropolitan Line is on the surface. There are
parts of the Overground that run in tunnel.

On Apr 30, 2:15*am, Mizter T wrote:
On Apr 30, 9:44*am, wrote:

On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:16:27 +0100
"Kipling" wrote:

And the colours or rings are too simmilar.

Yeah , I'm of the same opinion. I said in another post the other week that
there are plenty of 2 colour combinations they could have chosen - choosing
something so similar to the Underground colours was just daft and will lead
to confusion.

But does it matter if the service is Tube-esque?

With their Victoria Line style seating, the 378s are more
"Underground" in feel than the subsurface fleet. At least that is how
it appears from the pictures I have seen.

On Apr 30, 2:22*am, wrote:
On Fri, 30 Apr 2010 02:15:44 -0700 (PDT)

Mizter T wrote:
But does it matter if the service is Tube-esque?

Well in the scheme of things its not that important , but you might as
well say why not just colour all the tube lines the same if they all
offer the same service, why differentiate? Anyway , obviously TfL were of
the opinion that the DLR required its own colours so why not Overground?

To this day I question if DLR was an apprpriate system for London.

In message
E27002 wrote:

On Apr 30, 2:22*am, wrote:
On Fri, 30 Apr 2010 02:15:44 -0700 (PDT)

Mizter T wrote:
But does it matter if the service is Tube-esque?

Well in the scheme of things its not that important , but you might as
well say why not just colour all the tube lines the same if they all
offer the same service, why differentiate? Anyway , obviously TfL were of
the opinion that the DLR required its own colours so why not Overground?

To this day I question if DLR was an apprpriate system for London.




At the time it was a choice of that or nothing.

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