London Underground Dot Matrix Typeface

Re:London Underground Dot Matrix Typeface by tialaramex on Saturday June 17, 2023 @06:46AM (#36369005)

For "London Underground Medium", it's almost certain this technology is character based (it's not archaic enough to be hand-crafted values) and so somebody with even test access to a 1996 stock (ie Jubilee Line trains) can presumably tell one to display notices with the desired characters: F K Qq U V X Y Z and take a photo without it ever being in service.

On the other hand, the 1995 stock is very similar, same vendor, same era, likely identical display panels so I'd expect you could collect some of this data (e.g. London Zoo is accessed via the Northern Line, and that's a Z right there if the display mentions this) from those trains and assume it's the same.

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Re:London Underground Dot Matrix Typeface by Symbiote on Saturday June 17, 2023 @07:34AM (#36369311)

K should be easy to get when the next station is Kingsbury, and Q is available at the following stop, Queensbury. F from Finchley Road.

U might show as "London Underground" at some point.

Does V show in "Change for the Victoria Line"? I can't remember if these trains show that.

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Re:London Underground Dot Matrix Typeface by gareve on Saturday June 17, 2023 @08:41AM (#36369724)

After London City Airport comes "King George V"

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Re:London Underground Dot Matrix Typeface by seanhunter on Saturday June 17, 2023 @09:31AM (#36370016)

There is the tube stop called “Victoria” also.

They have done a great job on these fonts btw. They are instantly recognisable to any Londoner.

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Re:London Underground Dot Matrix Typeface by Symbiote on Saturday June 17, 2023 @09:53AM (#36370157)

It needs to be a stop on the Jubilee (or possibly Bakerloo) line, as the relevant dot matrix is only installed on one (or possibly two) types of train.

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Re:London Underground Dot Matrix Typeface by seanhunter on Saturday June 17, 2023 @11:12AM (#36370877)

If we’re talking about the same thing they have that same font on the circle and district line, which goes through victoria. Source: am on a district line train now and went through Victoria a few minutes ago

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Re:London Underground Dot Matrix Typeface by grishka on Saturday June 17, 2023 @11:05AM (#36370814)

London fonts in general are very recognizable. The print one with rhomboid dots, too.

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Re:London Underground Dot Matrix Typeface by raphlinus on Saturday June 17, 2023 @11:34AM (#36371120)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnston_(typeface)

Agreed, it's extremely distinctive.

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Re:London Underground Dot Matrix Typeface by qingcharles on Saturday June 17, 2023 @12:11PM (#36371504)

I think fonts and typography all across the UK is excellent. See also British Rail, and all the road signs.

As a Britisher exported to the USA, the fonts and typography of government projects here regularly gives me the heebie-jeebies. I can't even bear to look at the highway signage.

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