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      Aurora8 Assistant Commissioner

    Location: Sydney
    Looks like with the state election a few months away, we are in the midst of the replacement of blue/white train station signs with the orange "Hop" signs. This thread is for discussion and observations.

    So far they've been installed at:

    - Town Hall
    - Ashfield
    - Burwood
    - Lidcombe
    - Auburn

    Anyone seen them elsewhere? This is the thread for it.

    I've also seen the orange T signs outside stations such as St Leonards and Granville. Bit odd not having the station name on there.
    Posted: 12 Dec 2014 08:37

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      abesty1 Chief Commissioner

    Location: The CityRail Network
    Shellharbour Junction has all new signs, because it is an all new station.

    Also Milsons Point and Springwood received all new signs.
    Posted: 12 Dec 2014 09:18

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      Aurora8 Assistant Commissioner

    Location: Sydney
    Are the Shellharbour Junction signs a darker shade of orange ala NSW TrainLink?
    Posted: 12 Dec 2014 10:25
      meh Chief Commissioner

    Location: Sydney
    Concorde West has them also; again just undergone and upgrade so naturally it gets the new signs.
    Posted: 12 Dec 2014 10:50
      Blackadder Chief Commissioner

    Location: Not the ECRL
    North Sydney
    Posted: 12 Dec 2014 13:04
      abesty1 Chief Commissioner

    Location: The CityRail Network
    Are the Shellharbour Junction signs a darker shade of orange ala NSW TrainLink?
    Aurora8

    No. For some reason they are all in the Sydney Trains orange.

    Photos can be seen at:
    Posted: 12 Dec 2014 15:21
      shyjohn Station Staff

    I think they are all Sydney Trains orange is if the NSW TrainLink stations have red, then what about light rail?

    Also, I found this might not be helpful but an insight of the early design of today's signs
    http://www.maynard-design.com/tfnsw-wayfinding-and-sign-system/
    Posted: 15 Dec 2014 23:04

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      Aurora8 Assistant Commissioner

    Location: Sydney
    Updated list as follows:

    North Sydney
    Milsons Point (version 1)
    Town Hall
    Ashfield
    Burwood
    Strathfield
    Concord West
    Lidcombe
    Auburn
    Springwood
    Shellharbour Junction
    Posted: 19 Dec 2014 08:05

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      4206 Chief Commissioner

    Location: Dorrigo yard
    you can add Blacktown to the list
    Posted: 19 Dec 2014 10:55
      Kamz Assistant Commissioner

    Lets hope this roll out doesn't take as long as the previous one

    http://www.railpage.com.au/f-t11309545.htm

    Still some stations with the old line colour signs.
    Posted: 19 Dec 2014 21:06
      lunchbox Locomotive Driver

    Thank you shyjohn for the Maynard webpage.  Very useful.
    What's the point of fixing the station name signs to the platform seats?
    If there's people sitting or standing on the platform the signs can't be seen from the train!
    Posted: 20 Dec 2014 15:14
      shyjohn Station Staff

    Milsons Point is not complying to the newest-new sign formats, as I saw last week. Maybe they will renew them again?

    PS. It is the dark blue background and orange strip on the top ones.
    Posted: 21 Dec 2014 05:09
      bjwh86 Chief Train Controller

    Mount druitt has the orange station signs on the seats.
    Posted: 24 Dec 2014 21:53
      Aurora8 Assistant Commissioner

    Location: Sydney
    Redfern have them too.
    Posted: 27 Dec 2014 11:18
      D4004 Junior Train Controller

    Location: Sydney NSW
    Bondi Junction has them too.
    Posted: 29 Dec 2014 08:47
      shyjohn Station Staff

    When I was researching about the roll out, I found that
    • All stations in NSW will have these signs (Yes, I do mean the Countrylink ones as well)
    • A Kirrawee company got this tender (called Singleton Moore Signs)
    • It is planned for 3 to 4 years for this roll out (Because it is state-wide?)
    This is what I found on e-Tendering. [off-topic: What about buses? I have no idea about this...]
    Posted: 02 Jan 2015 19:33
      Aurora8 Assistant Commissioner

    Location: Sydney
    Updated list as follows:

    North Sydney
    Milsons Point (version 1)
    Bondi Junction
    Town Hall
    Redfern
    Ashfield
    Burwood
    Strathfield
    Concord West
    Lidcombe
    Auburn
    Blacktown
    Mount Druitt
    Springwood
    Shellharbour Junction
    Posted: 03 Jan 2015 10:44
      LegendsofSteam Junior Train Controller

    Hornsby has been repainted in the new SYD Trains Corporate Colours & the signs rolled out, including a backlit Orange T Sign with white background being hung from The George St Bypass Pedestrian Footbridge.
    Posted: 20 Jan 2015 00:33
      awsgc24 Minister for Railways

    Location: Sydney
    Epping has:
    * Orange disk with white border and white "T".
    Don't know about seats on Platform.
    Posted: 20 Jan 2015 17:03

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      Speedbird1 Locomotive Fireman

    Location: Wyee
    Circular Quay has the purple with orange stripe and Broadmeadow has the normal orange signs
    Posted: 21 Jan 2015 02:01
      Aurora8 Assistant Commissioner

    Location: Sydney
    Some stations have a mix of old and new station name platform signs.


    Updated list as follows:

    North Sydney
    Milsons Point (version 1)
    Circular Quay (version 1)
    Bondi Junction
    Town Hall
    Redfern
    Ashfield
    Burwood
    Strathfield
    Concord West
    * Hornsby
    Lidcombe
    Auburn
    * Granville
    * Westmead
    Blacktown

    Mount Druitt

    Springwood
    * Broadmeadow
    Shellharbour Junction



    EDIT: Westmead added.
    Posted: 21 Jan 2015 07:55

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      bjwh86 Chief Train Controller

    ^^ westmead
    Posted: 22 Jan 2015 11:22
      bjwh86 Chief Train Controller

    All intercity stations are to get the orange signs and orange T with the white border as the NSW Trainlink colour and sign has been scrapped.
    Posted: 22 Jan 2015 11:23
      8619 Station Staff

    Lets hope this roll out doesn't take as long as the previous one

    http://www.railpage.com.au/f-t11309545.htm

    Still some stations with the old line colour signs.


    I miss the line colour signs. It made complete sense, was an interesting point of difference and most importantly, was useful in helping non-regulars work out what line they were on. Don't get me wrong, the new orange signs are an improvement on the old blue ones (the whole CityRail obsession with making EVERYTHING blue and yellow was tedious at best and overkill at worst) but in this information age, it makes total sense to have station signs with the old line colours below them.
    Kamz
    Posted: 18 May 2015 22:16
      M636C Minister for Railways

    All intercity stations are to get the orange signs and orange T with the white border as the NSW Trainlink colour and sign has been scrapped.
    bjwh86

    But the NSW Trainlink colour IS Orange and as far as I know always has been...

    Sydney Trains colour is a Light Ochre shade (at least, that's what is on the Waratah cabs).

    So has Sydney Trains colour been scrapped in favour of NSW Trainlink.....?

    Goulburn has been done and looks quite good.
    The whole station was repainted and slightly different colours were used for the wood and iron former refreshment room on platform 1.

    The signs are quite good and those on the platform have a "heritage" appearance.

    The nameboards are the old Countrylink ones with the little box on top removed and have the name in white on orange in upper and lower case, unlike the Countrylink lettering.

    All the blue seats have been replaced with stained wood and aluminium framed seats.

    It must have cost a fortune but it looks good.

    They used to fly a "Countrylink" flag but they don't have a NSW Trainlink flag yet.

    M636C
    Posted: 19 May 2015 13:56

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