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Some "bloody design consistency" on the Underground

badrolemodel — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:33:30 -0800

Eiichi’s self-confessed shock is now hopefully more understandable – he was not simply being asked to rework an old typeface, he was being asked to touch up an acknowledged “Old Master.” Johnstone Sans - A Typeface for the Underground. Johnston Sans helped begat the also classic Gill Sans, created by the now infamous Eric Gill (Previously) The undergroud font is commercially available from P22. Britsh Rail commisioned its own typeface in the 1960's known as the Rail Alphabet (new version here), created by Jock Kinneir and Margaret Calvert who also produced the system for Britain's road and motorway signage (a free version is available here).

100 years of the roundel

salishsea — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:09:14 -0800

London's iconic transportation symbol, the roundel, is 100 years old this year and a new online exhibit at the London Transport Museum features some amazing galleries of architecture, promotional material, livery and a great illustrated history of the mark.

Too Much Panic In This Town: London Underground Drivers play Spielberg

nthdegx — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 17:49:07 -0800

Some commuters are nervous about London Underground drivers filming journeys on their camera phones and posting them on YouTube. YouTube links all. BBC Story.

Whooooooooooo-Tube

greycap — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 15:03:48 -0800

Ghosts of the London Underground - a documentary. More here.

Metro-land.

plep — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 08:34:19 -0800

Metro-land: Railways Around Amersham & The Metropolitan Line. 'The name "Metro-land" was created in 1915 by the publicity department of the Metropolitan Railway. "Metro-Land" became the name of the annual publication of the railway's booklet which described the area the railways served through north west London, into Middlesex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire. The Railway set up a separate company to develop housing and shops along the Metropolitan's line. Much of the area was extensively developed between the World Wars and created a distinctive atmosphere...'

A guide to the Metropolitan Line (prefaced by John Betjeman's poem 'Metro-Land') is here. The London Transport Museum website has an article on London Underground and 'Metro-Land'.

London Underground Fashion Victims

Mwongozi — Sat, 06 May 2006 17:48:04 -0800

London Underground Fashion Victims - as featured on the Going Underground blog.

More than meets the eye...

clevershark — Thu, 28 Jul 2005 09:17:38 -0800

Everything you thought you knew about Jean Charles de Menendez is wrong. There was no bulky fleece jacket. He didn't leap the barrier at the Tube station. He was shot seven times, not five. Is there anything in the original police reports which the Metropolitan police still considers to be "substantiated"?

"Was it all a dream...F911"

rzklkng — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 09:36:48 -0800

FT changes headline on Blair's statement. This morning, I picked up the paper copy of the Financial Times, scanned the headline, and harrumphed, remarking that "I had seen something like this before". Yesterday, the FT website had the same title - "Blair rejects calls for probe into bombings." Today, however, the headline has been changed to "Blair promises to hunt down bombers". (BTW, it's UK conservatives calling for a probe). Not only that, but the text in question is purged:

Tony Blair will on Monday reject Conservative demands for a government inquiry into last week's London bomb attacks, insisting such a move would distract from the task of catching the perpetrators.

Gentlemen, prepare your tinfoil hats!!

Location...Location...Location...Oh, and Timing....

Dunvegan — Sun, 10 Jul 2005 03:07:26 -0800

London Underground Bombing 'Exercises' Took Place at Same Time as Real Attack
According to a BBC Radio 5 interview (aired on the evening of July 7th) with Peter Power, Managing Director of a consultancy agency with government and police connections, Mr. Power said his firm was actively running an exercise for an unnamed company that revolved around the London Underground being bombed at the same times and locations as happened in real life on the morning of July 7th.
Power told the host that at the exact same time that the London bombings were taking place, his company was running a 1,000 person strong exercise which drilled the London Underground being bombed at the exact same locations, at the exact same times, as it unfolded on that morning.
Power is a former Scotland Yard official and at one time was attached to the Anti Terrorist Branch.
More inside....

"Major Incident" in London reported

Cobbler — Thu, 07 Jul 2005 02:17:05 -0800

Major Incident on London Underground reported. Anyone have any further information?

Copywriting goes Underground

adrianhon — Tue, 21 Jun 2005 05:17:20 -0800

The London Underground is home to some of the most interesting, weird and fun adverts, which have been tailored to the fact that they have huge posters that passengers are often looking at for minutes at a time while waiting. In Copywriting goes Underground, they challenged ad agencies to write an ad which had at least 50 words in it. Some are crap, but some are pretty innovative - check them out.

Stand clear of the closing doors

grouse — Mon, 07 Mar 2005 08:23:53 -0800

Ever wonder what the London Underground Map [105 KiB PDF] would look like if it were geographically accurate [255 KiB GIF]? If you could morph [13.7 KiB Flash] between those two versions and Harry Beck's 1933 map [112 KiB JPG]? What it will look like in 2016 [218 KiB PDF]? What if you replaced all the stations, even ones that are no longer used, with well-known personalities [46 KiB JPG inset]? If you knew exactly which carriage to get on so you'd already be at the Way Out (never "exit" [23 MiB PDF]) when your train stops (or doesn't stop)? If you had a similar schematic for buses [245 KiB PDF] or river boats [50 KiB PDF]?

Pass your Oyster card over the reader and go on a tour of interesting, imaginative, and subversive maps and diagrams of London public transport. And as you leave, remember to Mind the Gap, Stand on the Right [671 KiB JPG], and Always Touch Out.

London Underground

Cancergiggles — Fri, 11 Feb 2005 09:20:13 -0800

London Underground Warning - very bad language and 750k but well crafted critique of the state of the transport system in London.

Photographs of London Underground Stations

carter — Tue, 25 Jan 2005 11:18:25 -0800

Photographs of London Underground Stations Taken on black and white film, then coloured in photoshop. A nice example.

The wheels on the bus go 'round and 'round...

anastasiav — Thu, 08 Apr 2004 12:19:12 -0800

Kat Jungnickel is is blogging her experiences travelling in London on the 73 Bus.

Stop! Enough knickerbocker wisecracks!

mattr — Mon, 25 Aug 2003 12:55:51 -0800

Everyone eavesdrops but few people catalog the fragments of conversation that they overhear. This guy travels on the London Underground regularly...and posts some of those one sided exchanges that make you wonder what the hell people are talking about. (its my first FPP - play nice...)

Art and science collide

edh — Tue, 11 Feb 2003 10:22:29 -0800

Art meets science - a fascinating site linking art, maths, physics, astronomy and.... the London Underground!

Hidden Underground

Orange Goblin — Mon, 09 Dec 2002 09:02:45 -0800

Disused Stations on the London Underground - they're there, but we don't see them. This site gives a list of places to spot glimpses of these mysterious stations, as well as details of stations that were almost built. Fascinating for a Londoner, and perhaps something to look out for if you plan on visiting the city.

davehat — Sat, 30 Jun 2001 01:26:19 -0800

I always thought opening this type of restaurant would be a great idea. Fish and Chips in NYC is pure genius. Ripping off the Underground logo was a bit naughty, but this story certainly raised my eyebrows as to how some public transport systems regard their logos as brands outside of their home market. (more)