Saturday, October 19, 2013
Sydney trains website
It's probably going to change on 20 October 2013. Here is a screenshot of how it was before it changed.
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Sydney Trains map
Without further ado, here is my version of the forthcoming Sydney Trains map.
I'm not a graphic artist! There a a few funny bumps especially around the Bankstown Line, so please don't scrutinise too closely. But I've tried to de-clutter it a bit and make some improvements, such as the addition of the Inner West line. The funny shaded boxes around terminal stations get the flick, as do the unwieldy station line names at each terminus. I've also added a T3 at Lidcombe and a T2 at Homebush, at the expense of making the Bankstown line a bit more bumpy but perhaps more geographically accurate. And I couldn't help myself, the "Hop" has gone replaced by an old friend.
I'm not a graphic artist! There a a few funny bumps especially around the Bankstown Line, so please don't scrutinise too closely. But I've tried to de-clutter it a bit and make some improvements, such as the addition of the Inner West line. The funny shaded boxes around terminal stations get the flick, as do the unwieldy station line names at each terminus. I've also added a T3 at Lidcombe and a T2 at Homebush, at the expense of making the Bankstown line a bit more bumpy but perhaps more geographically accurate. And I couldn't help myself, the "Hop" has gone replaced by an old friend.
Monday, May 13, 2013
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
London ditches the roundel
In surprise news from the UK, Transport for London, operators of the London tube, bus network and overground, have announced that a wide sweeping corporate rebrand will see the famous 'roundel' logo replaced with a new corporate logo and identity.
Rebranded as 'Move London', incorporating a new logo known as the 'skip', all modes of transport will be rebadged in what the head of TFL describes as:
The logo, nicknamed 'the skip' hopes to represent customers 'skipping with ease' through all the modes of transport', he said.
The news was met with derision in other cities such as Sydney which has hung on to its iconic L7 logo, which has been associated with public transport for almost 40 years, and instantly recognisable by the travelling public.
Rebranded as 'Move London', incorporating a new logo known as the 'skip', all modes of transport will be rebadged in what the head of TFL describes as:
' a change from the stale old days of the Underground, a fresh bright new look, looking forward and moving ahead into a new age for public transport'.
The logo, nicknamed 'the skip' hopes to represent customers 'skipping with ease' through all the modes of transport', he said.
The news was met with derision in other cities such as Sydney which has hung on to its iconic L7 logo, which has been associated with public transport for almost 40 years, and instantly recognisable by the travelling public.
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Timetable Tuesday- 1988 Bankstown Line
Howdy, has it really been 6 months? I thought I'd belatedly click off 2013 with the Bankstown Line, 1988, which is the oldest Bankstown line 'table I can find in my dusty old box. I may find an earlier one if I dig a bit harder, we'll see.
Anyway, there are a few interesting titbits and curiosities to be found.
The cover is in the style of the time, printed in 2 tone, non glossy paper.
Not much introduction inside, just a promo.....
Straight to the weekday timetable. Arranged in two rows. First thing to note is that this predates regular LIverpool- city via Bankstown services. Most services do the loop, or start at Bankstown. Also, Bankstown had a better peak hour service in 1988 than today- 16 services departed Bankstown between 7am and 9am compared to 11 today.
On weekends, a 30 minute frequency, with an odd extra thrown in occasionally.
Punchbowl depot was open then, which presumably is where some of these services head to.
And behold, the famous Penrith- Cronulla service on summer Sundays.
But it was not to run for long. Maybe 1988 was more frugal- but when timetable changes were to be made, let's not reprint the whole thing but add in a loose leaf page of amendments to sift through. I guess it was pre- internet and all. The Penrith- Cronulla service was deleted in November 1988. I'll have to see if I can find a 1988 Illawarra and/or Western line table to see the rest of it.
Travellers aid 1988 style....
Info is on the back cover.
See you in another 6 months?
Anyway, there are a few interesting titbits and curiosities to be found.
The cover is in the style of the time, printed in 2 tone, non glossy paper.
Not much introduction inside, just a promo.....
Straight to the weekday timetable. Arranged in two rows. First thing to note is that this predates regular LIverpool- city via Bankstown services. Most services do the loop, or start at Bankstown. Also, Bankstown had a better peak hour service in 1988 than today- 16 services departed Bankstown between 7am and 9am compared to 11 today.
On weekends, a 30 minute frequency, with an odd extra thrown in occasionally.
Punchbowl depot was open then, which presumably is where some of these services head to.
And behold, the famous Penrith- Cronulla service on summer Sundays.
But it was not to run for long. Maybe 1988 was more frugal- but when timetable changes were to be made, let's not reprint the whole thing but add in a loose leaf page of amendments to sift through. I guess it was pre- internet and all. The Penrith- Cronulla service was deleted in November 1988. I'll have to see if I can find a 1988 Illawarra and/or Western line table to see the rest of it.
Travellers aid 1988 style....
Not sure if I'd use a travel company with this name....
Info is on the back cover.
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