Change at Willesden Junction : London Midland Region : vintage British Railways sign

            A surviving vitreous enamel sign showing the interchange available at Willesden Junction station probably from an old North London line location. It shows the stations on the "Watford Line" northbound and those on the "Euston Line" southbound on what was known as the "DC Lines"; the third rail electrification was installed as part of the "new" Watford line between that town and London Euston that allowed for a segregation of inner suburban services from Main Line operation and that came into use in 1912 and that were joined by the Bakerloo line of the Underground after 1915. Oddly this sign makes no mention of the latter southbound connection towards Elephant and Castle.

The lettering, in green, is of a stencil version of British Railways Gill Sans typeface and likely dates to the early 1950s as "Hatch End (For Pinner)" became simply Hatch End in 1956. The services shown on this sign are now part of the London Overground services.

Taken on: October 31, 2024

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Mike Ashworth Collection

sign

railway sign

c.1950

London

Watford DC lines

Willesden Junction

Watford line

Euston line

lettering

British Railways

Harlesden

Stonebridge Park

Wembley

Kenton

Harrow & WEaldstone

Headstone Lane

London MIdland Region

Hatch End (for Pinner)

Carpenders Park

Bushey & Oxhey

Watford High St

Watford Junction

Kensal Green

Queens Park

Kilburn High Road

South Hampstead

Euston

London Midland Main Line « less

Sets appears in: • British Railways and British Rail ephemera • Old signs collection

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Camera: f/1.8, 1/1678 sec, 6.8mm, ISO 80 (more info) (hide info)

Aperture:	f/1.8
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1678)
Focal Length:	6.8mm
ISO:	80
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
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