Recent content by hemsl

While the main face of the sign is indeed borderless, section 8 of the document (see page 182 onwards) shows the proposed fixings, which include black frames and a 3D look with red accents on some sides. I think these make a big difference and partly compensate for the absence of borders or...

From Double Arrow on Bluesky: Bluesky post above includes a link to the new guidelines.

Quite. It seems a waste to invest so much time (and presumably money) on such comprehensive design guides - whether you like the design choices or not - and then have so little control over their execution. For all the criticisms of black-on-white, I could get much more comfortable with the...

That is Arial, not Rail Alphabet 2. Observe the angled top of the lower case t and the top of the 1. Compare with the 1 in the new platform 10 signage (a few posts back)

My frustration with these displays is the tendency to convey "additional" information in an unnecessarily long-winded sentence format, which then has to be horizontally scrolled as it's too long to fit on the screen. Admittedly these screens are not alone in this regard. Rather than...

Does anyone know if/when GTR will start reinstating services removed in the emergency timetable? My experience of the morning peak from the south is that it is now relatively reliable, certainly much better than late May. The remaining frustration for me is the 62-minute gap in the timetable...

If this was the train due to depart Blackfriars at 18.04, then yes, that was indeed the reason. I was on the train. It was very busy on leaving City Thameslink. When we arrived at Blackfriars the driver announced that he was due to be replaced by another, but that driver wasn't qualified to...

As a Thameslink traveller I get to spend quite a bit of time on platforms waiting for my train to arrive. Watching trains go by in the other direction, I've noticed that at least two of Thameslink's trains have been named after destinations on the network: in particular I've seen Brighton and St...

This rebrand is frustrating on so many levels. 1. The "old" logo was introduced when the new franchise started - on 14 September 2014. So it lasted less than two years. What is known now that wasn't known then? 2. When I passed the Three Bridges depot the other week all of the new trains...

I completely agree that that Network Rail should not be blamed for the problem being created: the vandals alone are culpable for their mindless behaviour. However the comparison between Network Rail-maintained property and TfL's is still valid. I agree that TfL seem to do a far better job of...

I completely agree - although TfL seem to do a much better job of removing graffiti on the routes they maintain. I've seen many stretches of above-ground Underground lines that have no or very little graffiti. Perhaps there's a lesson Network Rail can learn...

London Reconnections has an excellent post on the subject.

I'm assuming you mean 'competition', not completion. If so, I think you're missing the point. The competition element in our privatised railway system comes in the from of competitive tendering to win the right to run the franchises. Stagecoach just happened to have been involved in...

Why on earth should a passenger from Denmark Hill not be able to board a train just because somebody from Ramsgate/Dover doesn't want to have two minutes added to their journey?!