"Dave Arquati" wrote in message
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TfL have announced their branding plans for the North London Railway
concession:

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/press-cent...t.asp?prID=886
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/5316358.stm

Rather than opting for the brown "Rail" roundel, the branding scheme is an
orange (!) "Overground" scheme - not to be confused with South London's
"Overground Network" branding.

Trains and signs will have an orange trim, there will be an Overground
roundel almost identical to the Underground one but with an orange circle
(and obviously the different word).

The hidden news in the press release (which is probably more important
than anything else) is that the onward northern extension to Highbury has
been brought forward to Phase 1 (small print at the bottom: "The Mayor
today made a commitment that Phase 1 of the East London Line Project would
be extended from Dalston Junction to Highbury & Islington, in order to
make a connection with the North London Railway").

Going back to the branding, all "Overground" lines will appear on the Tube
map, which TfL has released a sample of for 2010. Interestingly, the line
style (white centre with orange edges) looks much like the old style used
to show selected British Rail lines (like Thameslink and the NLL) about
fifteen years ago.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/h...06_tubemap.pdf


This isn't where you're going with the topic, but I wonder why the FCC line
between Finsbury Park and Moorgate isn't included.

jim

Jim wrote:

Going back to the branding, all "Overground" lines will appear on the Tube
map, which TfL has released a sample of for 2010. Interestingly, the line
style (white centre with orange edges) looks much like the old style used
to show selected British Rail lines (like Thameslink and the NLL) about
fifteen years ago.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/h...06_tubemap.pdf


This isn't where you're going with the topic, but I wonder why the FCC line
between Finsbury Park and Moorgate isn't included.


I think TfL is keen to make the distinction between "London Overground"
- ie the lines that TfL controls and that it will franchise to London
Underground standards of frequency, staffing, etc under a common
Underground-style brand - and National Rail in general.

Side note - a couple of interesting pics on the TfL press centre,
including mock-ups of the London Overground Electrostars:
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/press-cent...ry/gallery.asp

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John Band
john at johnband dot org
www.johnband.org

John B wrote:
Side note - a couple of interesting pics on the TfL press centre,
including mock-ups of the London Overground Electrostars:
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/press-cent...ry/gallery.asp

Lots of nice glass waiting to be etched..

Jonathan