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Post by ducatisti on Mar 26, 2018 7:48:31 GMT
Our little one got issued with an illustrated book on road safety produced by TfL. Mostly sensible, although everything being [name][item] (up to, and including, Terry Traffic and [name I can't remember]Carbon[1]) grated after a bit. Somewhat annoying that nobody drove apart from the disabled family, and the only motorbike as described as "loud" (no other vehicle gets a noise-adjective) - so you can see the TfL transport agenda. anyway, the reason for mentioning it here was the one where they take the tube. Oskar and his dad are going to the St Patrick's Day celebrations in Trafalgar Square, so they get on the tube. They get on at wood lane, and it's a good recognisable illustration of a picc line extension station. With Victoria Line stock in the station (detailed down to the active door sensor wasp stickers on the door edges...)... I'm boggling at how they managed that. If the artist had drawn it from life, that couldn't have happened, if he'd got a pic of the station with train in, it couldn't have happened, if he'd just googled it, it would be unlikely to happen. Someone had to actively go out of their way to do that. In the grand scheme of things it's not the end of the world, but if they've gone to the trouble of drawing a recognisable tube station and a recognisable train, why couldn't they match...? [1] I'm keeping the "Dave Danger" stickers for the racebike  |
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Post by superteacher on Mar 26, 2018 8:28:39 GMT
No wonder the press get it wrong when TFL themselves struggle!
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Post by class411 on Mar 26, 2018 10:15:36 GMT
They get on at wood lane, and it's a good recognisable illustration of a picc line extension station. With Victoria Line stock in the station (detailed down to the active door sensor wasp stickers on the door edges...)... I'm boggling at how they managed that. If the artist had drawn it from life, that couldn't have happened, if he'd got a pic of the station with train in, it couldn't have happened, if he'd just googled it, it would be unlikely to happen. Someone had to actively go out of their way to do that. In the grand scheme of things it's not the end of the world, but if they've gone to the trouble of drawing a recognisable tube station and a recognisable train, why couldn't they match...? My guess is that it's deliberate and done so that as many people as possible find something to recognise in the picture. Not sure how well they've succeeded, though. |
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Post by ducatisti on Mar 26, 2018 10:23:23 GMT
well, that's the thing - the only people that will find something specific to recognise are people on the Vic and the Picc (and of them, only the ones who go through the northern section). Wouldn't they have been better to go very generic? Also the rest of the book has trams/busses/landmarks that are all pretty specific. I can't find the specific image, but it's this scheme link |
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Post by countryman on Mar 26, 2018 10:56:38 GMT
Do you mean Wood Lane, or Wood Green? Pic or Vic stock in Wood Lane would be interesting! Or have they deliberately used the name Wood Lane?
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Post by ducatisti on Mar 26, 2018 11:11:32 GMT
heh! wood green, not lane...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2018 17:47:54 GMT
Our little one got issued with an illustrated book on road safety produced by TfL. Mostly sensible, although everything being [name][item] (up to, and including, Terry Traffic and [name I can't remember]Carbon[1]) grated after a bit. Somewhat annoying that nobody drove apart from the disabled family, and the only motorbike as described as "loud" (no other vehicle gets a noise-adjective) - so you can see the TfL transport agenda. anyway, the reason for mentioning it here was the one where they take the tube. Oskar and his dad are going to the St Patrick's Day celebrations in Trafalgar Square, so they get on the tube. They get on at wood lane, and it's a good recognisable illustration of a picc line extension station. With Victoria Line stock in the station (detailed down to the active door sensor wasp stickers on the door edges...)... I'm boggling at how they managed that. If the artist had drawn it from life, that couldn't have happened, if he'd got a pic of the station with train in, it couldn't have happened, if he'd just googled it, it would be unlikely to happen. Someone had to actively go out of their way to do that. In the grand scheme of things it's not the end of the world, but if they've gone to the trouble of drawing a recognisable tube station and a recognisable train, why couldn't they match...? [1] I'm keeping the "Dave Danger" stickers for the racebike Is it anything to do with the fact that the 09ts will be the tube stock (out of all current) to last the longest in service? 72TS etc they are talking of replacing in the nearish future |
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Post by holborncentral on Mar 27, 2018 0:09:05 GMT
I'd really love to see this now! Have you any pics or is it possible to scan it for us to see?
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Post by holborncentral on Mar 27, 2018 0:28:36 GMT
While we're on the topic, I also found this: librarymice.com/dog-detectives-lost-in-london/ it's a childrens storybook set in London and there's an LU illustration on it. If you look at it you can see the station is Camden Town but they use 1972TS (were they used on the Northern line at one stage?) and the escalators go directly to the platform! I thought it looked unusual |
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Post by superteacher on Mar 27, 2018 6:44:05 GMT
While we're on the topic, I also found this: librarymice.com/dog-detectives-lost-in-london/ it's a childrens storybook set in London and there's an LU illustration on it. If you look at it you can see the station is Camden Town but they use 1972TS (were they used on the Northern line at one stage?) and the escalators go directly to the platform! I thought it looked unusual Yes, 1972 stock was used on the Northern line from 1972 to 1999 in varying quantities, although it never operated the whole service. |
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Post by whistlekiller2000 on Mar 27, 2018 7:13:55 GMT
While we're on the topic, I also found this: librarymice.com/dog-detectives-lost-in-london/ it's a childrens storybook set in London and there's an LU illustration on it. If you look at it you can see the station is Camden Town but they use 1972TS (were they used on the Northern line at one stage?) and the escalators go directly to the platform! I thought it looked unusual Yes, 1972 stock was used on the Northern line from 1972 to 1999 in varying quantities, although it never operated the whole service. Just about everything that was able appeared on the Northern Line at one point or other didn't it?  |
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Post by superteacher on Mar 27, 2018 7:46:26 GMT
Yes, 1972 stock was used on the Northern line from 1972 to 1999 in varying quantities, although it never operated the whole service. Just about everything that was able appeared on the Northern Line at one point or other didn't it? At some point in the mid 70’s, you could find 1938 / 1956 / 1959 / 1972 Mk 1 / 1972 Mk 2 all in service. |
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Post by ducatisti on Mar 27, 2018 8:11:08 GMT
I'd really love to see this now! Have you any pics or is it possible to scan it for us to see? I don't have any pics at the moment. The link I linked to is to the TfL site. If you can masquerade as a 3-yr old, I'm sure TfL will send you one... If it's possible to put pics on here without a needing a flickr etc account, then I'll try and get some up, but won't be for a bit I'm afraid. |
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Post by class411 on Mar 27, 2018 8:14:07 GMT
I'd really love to see this now! Have you any pics or is it possible to scan it for us to see? I don't have any pics at the moment. The link I linked to is to the TfL site. If you can masquerade as a 3-yr old, I'm sure TfL will send you one... If it's possible to put pics on here without a needing a flickr etc account, then I'll try and get some up, but won't be for a bit I'm afraid. You have to wonder why TFL are being so Secret Squirrel about it. |
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Post by ducatisti on Mar 27, 2018 8:16:33 GMT
heh! maybe we could borrow(ers) one?
(I think all the images will be on the website, but I can't look at videos at work)
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Post by whistlekiller2000 on Mar 27, 2018 8:56:42 GMT
I'd really love to see this now! Have you any pics or is it possible to scan it for us to see? I don't have any pics at the moment. The link I linked to is to the TfL site. If you can masquerade as a 3-yr old, I'm sure TfL will send you one... If it's possible to put pics on here without a needing a flickr etc account, then I'll try and get some up, but won't be for a bit I'm afraid. This forum only supports embedded pictures from 3rd party sites such as Flickr or other hosts. Direct upload is currently unavailable. |
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Post by class411 on Mar 27, 2018 11:46:20 GMT
I'd really love to see this now! Have you any pics or is it possible to scan it for us to see? I don't have any pics at the moment. The link I linked to is to the TfL site. If you can masquerade as a 3-yr old, I'm sure TfL will send you one... If it's possible to put pics on here without a needing a flickr etc account, then I'll try and get some up, but won't be for a bit I'm afraid. You can use the Imgur site to post one-offs without creating an account. Here's one I did just to prove (to myself) that it works.  As you can see it doesn't. However you can post a link to the picture: Link to a pictureOr, you can right click on your picture as shown on the Imgur site, click 'copy image address', and use that url to add an image here, as below.  |
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Post by AndrewPSSP on Mar 27, 2018 16:45:21 GMT
or not
edit: nvm it wasn't loading smh
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Post by holborncentral on Mar 27, 2018 23:38:17 GMT
I'd really love to see this now! Have you any pics or is it possible to scan it for us to see? I don't have any pics at the moment. The link I linked to is to the TfL site. If you can masquerade as a 3-yr old, I'm sure TfL will send you one... If it's possible to put pics on here without a needing a flickr etc account, then I'll try and get some up, but won't be for a bit I'm afraid. Ah ok. Haha I dont think I'll go that far! I dont think I would be able to! No worries about that. Whenever you get round to it. While on this topic... I have some other corkers. I saw online these worksheets which are used by teachers in schools and there were some on the LU. All well and good, but I saw a few which got their facts wrong. I saw one which referred to the Bakerloo line being the first underground line 😣😠 I would post a link but I'm on mobile. How do they get things wrong? 🤔 |
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Post by MoreToJack on Mar 28, 2018 1:24:47 GMT
If you can masquerade as a 3-yr old, I'm sure TfL will send you one... Or just contact TfL and explain that you're a interested enthusiast and would like a copy. Lying and concocting a story helps no-one, and adds to the aggravation that enthusiasts often get. The majority of departments within TfL are extremely helpful, and I have few doubts that they will send you a copy if you are interested. |
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Post by class411 on Mar 28, 2018 7:56:48 GMT
or not edit: nvm it wasn't loading smh That is as about as unclear as it's possible to be. To what does the 'or not' refer? And what are 'nvm' and 'smh'? |
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Post by MoreToJack on Mar 28, 2018 8:11:17 GMT
"or not" presumably means the image was not loading.
"nvm" = never mind
"smh" = shaking my head
Whilst these are all now prevalent abbreviations/text speak, and so within the letter of the forum rules, they're probably not quite in the spirit as they are more at the 'younger' end of Internet users.
As always, members are reminded to avoid the use of abbreviations/acronyms/initialisms without an explanation, particularly unusual or specialist terms. If in doubt, spell it out. Thanks.
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Post by class411 on Mar 28, 2018 8:22:35 GMT
"or not" presumably means the image was not loading. "nvm" = never mind "smh" = shaking my head Whilst these are all now prevalent abbreviations/text speak, and so within the letter of the forum rules, they're probably not quite in the spirit as they are more at the 'younger' end of Internet users. As always, members are reminded to avoid the use of abbreviations/acronyms/initialisms without an explanation, particularly unusual or specialist terms. If in doubt, spell it out. Thanks.I'm still not clear which image he's got a problem with. Assuming he's referring to my post, one of the images doesn't display and one does. I've checked this now with PC (edge/chrome/opera), Android, and iOS, and it's the same with all of them. So it would be really helpful if he could make clear exactly to what the 'or not' refers. And does the NVM/SMH mean he's worked out what he was doing wrong and is shaking his head at his own ineptitude, or that he's decided he no longer cares, and has lost the will to live? |
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Post by superteacher on Mar 28, 2018 8:27:39 GMT
"or not" presumably means the image was not loading. "nvm" = never mind "smh" = shaking my head Whilst these are all now prevalent abbreviations/text speak, and so within the letter of the forum rules, they're probably not quite in the spirit as they are more at the 'younger' end of Internet users. As always, members are reminded to avoid the use of abbreviations/acronyms/initialisms without an explanation, particularly unusual or specialist terms. If in doubt, spell it out. Thanks.I'm still not clear which image he's got a problem with. Assuming he's referring to my post, one of the images doesn't display and one does. I've checked this now with PC (edge/chrome/opera), Android, and iOS, and it's the same with all of them. So it would be really helpful if he could make clear exactly to what the 'or not' refers. And does the NVM/SMH mean he's worked out what he was doing wrong and is shaking his head at his own ineptitude, or that he's decided he no longer cares, and has lost the will to live? I wouldn’t worry about it. Your link and embedded photo work fine. Let’s leave it there and move on.
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