James Farrar wrote:

On Mon, 03 Sep 2007 12:10:54 GMT, Olof Lagerkvist
wrote:

from Cockfosters to for example Finsbury Park on the Piccadilly Line and

they are calling that "Westbound" when it is so obviously travelling
south, or actually slightly south-east...


There are always going to be slightly non-intuitive local examples -
consider Euston/KXSP on the Victoria and Northern lines.


Yes, of course, but in the Piccadilly Line case the question is more why
the signage was changed from from northbound/southbound to
eastbound/westbound north of Holborn.

I think we're
quite lucky to have such prominent line diagrams all over the place.


Agree. Compared to some other metro systems etc London Underground has
really good and useful line diagrams, maps, both station/platform and
on-train signage and similar information to passengers.

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On Mon, 03 Sep 2007 15:11:14 GMT, Olof Lagerkvist
wrote:

Agree. Compared to some other metro systems etc London Underground has
really good and useful line diagrams, maps, both station/platform and
on-train signage and similar information to passengers.

My one biggest criticism of the NYC Subway when I was there earlier
this year was the way that the line diagrams tended to be tiny and
hidden away on pillars...

Olof Lagerkvist wrote:

Yes, of course, but in the Piccadilly Line case the question is more why
the signage was changed from from northbound/southbound to
eastbound/westbound north of Holborn.

Perhaps historic as "southbound" would have been at Aldwych, but also the
general direction of travel and the actual destinations - you would describe
Russell Square and King's Cross St. Pancras as "north" of Holborn rather
than "east" but I wouldn't use "south" alone to describe even Leicester
Square & Piccadilly Circus. (And the entire strategy on the tube is to
discourage as much use of Covent Garden as possible so that wouldn't factor
either.)

In uk.transport.london message ,
Mon, 3 Sep 2007 15:11:14, Olof Lagerkvist posted:

Yes, of course, but in the Piccadilly Line case the question is more
why the signage was changed from from northbound/southbound to
eastbound/westbound north of Holborn.

Clearly, throughout the line (except at Heathrow) the Cockfosters
direction should be indicated by Northbound and the Heathrow direction
by Westbound.

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In message id, Dr J R
Stockton writes

Clearly, throughout the line (except at Heathrow) the Cockfosters
direction should be indicated by Northbound

I expect passengers wishing to travel due south from Park Royal to
Ealing Broadway would be amused by the idea that they should get a
northbound train.
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On Tue, 4 Sep 2007, Paul Terry wrote:

In message id, Dr J R
Stockton writes

Clearly, throughout the line (except at Heathrow) the Cockfosters
direction should be indicated by Northbound

I expect passengers wishing to travel due south from Park Royal to
Ealing Broadway would be amused by the idea that they should get a
northbound train.

The solution is, quite obviously, to close the branch of the Piccadilly
that heads in the wrong direction [1].

Hmm, there's still a problem with anyone going from west of Kensington to
Acton Town or South Ealing, though. Better close those too.

tom

[1] Ha Ha Only Serious - flyover at Park Royal and make it part of the
Central, avoiding the round-the-houses bit in southern Acton.

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