Post by downdc on Apr 10, 2023 19:09:31 GMT
Hello all
I wonder if anybody could shed light on something I’ve observed recently on the Metropolitan Line.
The items in question are signs, which appear to be in the line colour and which have white script on saying ‘Metropolitan Line’, followed by more which I could not read. I saw the signs at the divergence of Watford North Junction facing trains heading in the southbound direction (/towards Croxley) and between the diverging pairs of tracks after Watford South Junction, just before the substation facing trains heading in the northbound direction. I would have wanted to get a photo, but there was no suitable vantage point from the footpath immediately south of the formation which is where I noticed the signs at the North Junction, and I saw them following the South Junction from a passing train, so didn’t get an opportunity.
I have to say, and it seems plausible given their location adjacent to junctions, but it looked like the signs were describing the diverging routes at the junctions, possibly also with arrows. If I am roughly correct with what is shown on the signs, I would then be curious as to their purpose? Clearly, they’re not for telling drivers where to go! This type of sign may well be prevalent elsewhere on the line or the system, but I haven’t travelled on many other above ground sections in the last little while.
As always, many thanks!
I wonder if anybody could shed light on something I’ve observed recently on the Metropolitan Line.
The items in question are signs, which appear to be in the line colour and which have white script on saying ‘Metropolitan Line’, followed by more which I could not read. I saw the signs at the divergence of Watford North Junction facing trains heading in the southbound direction (/towards Croxley) and between the diverging pairs of tracks after Watford South Junction, just before the substation facing trains heading in the northbound direction. I would have wanted to get a photo, but there was no suitable vantage point from the footpath immediately south of the formation which is where I noticed the signs at the North Junction, and I saw them following the South Junction from a passing train, so didn’t get an opportunity.
I have to say, and it seems plausible given their location adjacent to junctions, but it looked like the signs were describing the diverging routes at the junctions, possibly also with arrows. If I am roughly correct with what is shown on the signs, I would then be curious as to their purpose? Clearly, they’re not for telling drivers where to go! This type of sign may well be prevalent elsewhere on the line or the system, but I haven’t travelled on many other above ground sections in the last little while.
As always, many thanks!
