Earl's Court describers

I should have also added that these signs are not the only source of information; there are also Dot Matrix signs on all four platforms which do use lower case lettering.

Page 48 of this document makes interesting comparisons of size of lettering against viewing distance across different modes.


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The lettering on the dot matrix signs is far too small. Dot matrix technology has been overtaken by LED displays as on the Crossrail platforms and some Network Rail sites.

I also notice it's using the new RA2

Which standard is that? I'm aware of S1004 (Signage for Operational Purposes) and was a contributor to the last issue, but I can't seem to find one for passenger signage.

Upminster line could include Plaistow, Dagenham East, Upminster and the Southend Corridor Express through train!

The arrow indicators are now working at Earls Court - and to my surprise that includes the first train out indicators on eastbound platforms 1&2.

While I never enjoy being too critical towards TfL, I do find it very odd that the describer on platform 3 states "OLYMPIA" whereas the one on platform 4 states "KENSINGTON (OLYMPIA)". (Mentioned by Dstock7080 on the previous page). I would have thought that 4 copies of each destination for the two platforms would have sufficed! I understand that this isn't a massive deal, but still can't get my head around how this has happened .

Thanks.

It does support then that variation in font size is "more heritager" (or however one words it) than what was last there until earlier this year, making the new, current version slightly more aligned with "heritage" but combined with a standard font.

All other arguments notwithstanding, IMHO it is a good compromise between retaining a heritage item, meeting impaired visibility needs, and fit for purpose as a functioning passenger information display.

One thing that might have been overlooked so far is that not only do visibility impaired persons have an expectation of train information displayed, they also have an expectation of visible access to heritage items; this dual feature needs to be considered amid the overall compromisation of font and size.

( Not had availability to follow up with colleagues who were involved with it. )

There are numeorus different visibility impairments.

I do not think one can condemn or even dismiss this by a "one size fits all" statement based on a bureaucratic principle of a date of listing on a piece of paper.

The date of listing was 7 November 1984. What did it look like on that date, and why is that one date more important than any other date in its history?

Indeed, yellow:

I would rather have kept 'Stops Here' than 'Not in Service', simply to avoid losing that particular shade of meaning. Nevertheless, it's good to see this type of indicator doing its job as part of the working railway environment.
Gloucester Road next?

A train that runs through 'out-of-service' is not of interest to passengers.
A train which arrives at a platform, and doesn't form part of an ongoing service, Stops Here.
Simple, really.

I see these as historic artifacts, and I'm pleased to see them still playing a role in the daily operation of the station.

In the bigger scheme of things, it wouldn't matter if they were just left disused, as museum pieces, same as the now-obsolete station details shown on the front facade.

Thankfully, both still remain, and in the case of the train describers, in operating condition.

A bonus there, then.