Northern City Line changes?
On 22nd July 2019 I visited London with a friend and we travelled the majority of the line between Finsbury Park and Old Street with brief shack clearances at Drayton Park and Highbury & Islington (sadly not Essex Road as then I would've completed the entire line). I'd travelled down the entirety of this ominous route back in September 2017 with the same person that time the entire length of the line from Finsbury Park to Moorgate and a change I noticed upon heading on it this time was the change to the station signs; they appear to be in a sort of dark blue with the old NSE colours appearing to have been removed since my last visit. I'm not sure if this has been some attempt at a rebranding strategy for the new class 717s which I must say are rather good trains. As well as this I'm certain the lighting and passenger information too has also been modified and altered slightly. Has this actually been the case and if so when did it take place? Regardless the line still remains very eerie and silent full of smog however I felt compared to the class 313s which are now being scrapped (finally), the 717s make the line feel less spooky which is an odd thought. Nonetheless the Northern City Line is still a load of fun and if anything along it has changed does anyone mind mentioning when or why thanks.
717013 arriving into Highbury & Islington bound for Moorgate (above)
313052 departing Highbury & Islington bound for Moorgate (above)
On 22nd July 2019 I visited London with a friend and we travelled the majority of the line between Finsbury Park and Old Street with brief shack clearances at Drayton Park and Highbury & Islington (sadly not Essex Road as then I would've completed the entire line). I'd travelled down the entirety of this ominous route back in September 2017 with the same person that time the entire length of the line from Finsbury Park to Moorgate and a change I noticed upon heading on it this time was the change to the station signs; they appear to be in a sort of dark blue with the old NSE colours appearing to have been removed since my last visit. I'm not sure if this has been some attempt at a rebranding strategy for the new class 717s which I must say are rather good trains. As well as this I'm certain the lighting and passenger information too has also been modified and altered slightly. Has this actually been the case and if so when did it take place? Regardless the line still remains very eerie and silent full of smog however I felt compared to the class 313s which are now being scrapped (finally), the 717s make the line feel less spooky which is an odd thought. Nonetheless the Northern City Line is still a load of fun and if anything along it has changed does anyone mind mentioning when or why thanks.
717013 arriving into Highbury & Islington bound for Moorgate (above)
313052 departing Highbury & Islington bound for Moorgate (above)
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