Guerrilla stickers on London Underground

Mind the stickers!

With London Underground celebrating its 150^th    Birthday this Thursday 10^th January I don’t want you to think that all is too serious out there, oh no it isn't  A campaigning group called Central Line Stickers having been making some points while at the same time bringing a smile to the face of harassed commuters.

"The next station in Shepherd's Pie, gas mark 4."

 Pranksters have been brightening up commuters' tube journeys with spoof stickers plastered on London Underground trains.

The official-looking stickers go unnoticed by the majority of travellers, but keen-eyed trainspotters may notice quirky signs warning passengers of turbulence ahead...

During quieter hours on the 7th day of each month, a 3.5 minute rave is held between Woodford and Buckhurst Hill. If you’re quick there’s just time to down a pint and dance to a song. Unfortunately since Boris Johnson decided to ban alcohol on the tube, such raves have been pushed underground.

TFL have been making many cuts recently, affecting all areas 

of the London Underground system. As a result there will 

no longer be any more priority seats on the Central Line.

I have lived in District 2 for as long as I can remember, but it hasn’t always been that way. My father used to work for Walthamstow Council until he was made redundant in the Winter of 2012 as the council decided it was no longer necessary to keep the streets clean now that there were no longer any tourists around. My father was born in Leyton and we lived in a small 2 up 2 down terrace. It wasn’t fancy but it it was home. Shortly after my dad lost his job, he and my mother (and most of the rest of our street) were rehoused in District 2, the only area of London we could afford.

I was well buzzin’. We was on a riot. It was a hot ting! Everyone was mad like, chucking things, chucking bottles, breaking into stations. It was madness! We got bare oyster cards. It was good fun tho! People breaking into Waterstones (reading lolz). We’re just showing TFL we can do what we want, yeah. It’s the government’s fault, conservatives innit.

“As part of our commitment to the London Olympics, Transport for London will rationalise their service delivery programme” a spokesperson announced today. “As the leading transport provider in London we remain committed to innovation and providing a world class consumer experience to underpin the Olympics” he added. The move to open new stations he conceded “may have an impact on other non essential, non Olympic services”.

...or priority seating for the morbidly obese.

The stickers may cheer commuters up, but British Transport Police are not amused. A spokesperson said: "The costs of graffiti are substantial for the railway industry in terms of repairs and clean-up, and can leave permanent scars on the infrastructure."

To lighten the mood of passengers, the Central Line is home to a large monopoly game on the 3rd Sunday of each month. In similar fashion to the classic board game each station can be bought and sold. Rents start low if there is only 1 ticket barrier on it, but expect to pay big money if the station has been developed to ticket office level. The game is won when all other participants have no money left on their Oyster card.

The stickers in this picture gallery and the captions are the work of Stickers on the Central Line. The people behind the website and Facebook group invite readers to suggest ideas for new stickers.

http://stickersonthecentralline.tumblr.com/

https://www.facebook.com/stickersonthecentralline 

Tesco food, Tesco Mobile and now Tesco Tube. The rise and rise of Tesco Tube continues unabated in similar fashion to that of its food counterpart. While the first station may only have opened in April 2011, Tesco soon realised that it didn’t have at least another 2 stations within 100 metres. This was swiftly rectified.

How about ?

- Remind The Gap

- Bright Spark Wanted - Apply On Line !

- Pestminster Square

- London ? Aye !

- Paedophile Row ! (Suit You )

- St James - Closed for Vilification

- Bank ? - No Thank You

- Hampstead Heath , Islington Blair

- Shepherds Bush & Milkmaid's Wax

- Madam Two Sores

- Imperial Whore Museum

Due to David Cameron’s plans to shut the majority of public toilets in central London, TFL, in their continuing effort to win over the public, have built a new station with the sole function of giving commuters relief. Unfortunately they have cleverly decided to monetise this gap in the market.

For the real history of The Tube see;

http://daithaic.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/150-years-underground.html

All good things must come to an end.