Handforth station's name signs

Last update 21 September 2021

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Handforth station's Friends group is active in securing signs for its station as a source of interest and amusement. Most are supplied by (or at least, created with the blessing of) railway companies way outside the area. This page illustrates all signs seen on the editor's visits on 11 October 2020 and 15 September 2021. A few signs were inadvertently missed so images are as credited.

In no particular order:

Handforth London Underground sign — London Underground branded sign
*not an accurate portrayal of LU style*

Handforth royal visit sign — Sign commemorating royal visit

Handforth Iarnród Éireann sign — Iarnród Éireann (Ireland) branded sign

Handforth Deutsche Bahn sign — DB/Deutsche Bahn/Die Bahn (Germany) branded sign

Handforth Northern Ireland sign — Northern Ireland Railways/Translink branded sign

Handforth SNCF sign — SNCF (France) branded sign

Handforth Merseyrail sign — Merseyrail branded sign

Handforth Northern sign — Northern Rail branded sign
*image linked directly from 'Friends' website*

Handforth Metrolink signs — Manchester Metrolink branded signs
*original style above and current style below*

Handforth British Railways sign — Historical British Railways sign

Handforth Greek sign — Transliterated Greek sign

Handforth Cantonese sign — MTR (Hong Kong) branded bilingual Cantonese Chinese/English sign

Handforth twinning sign — English sign commemorating twinning with Mallahide

Handforth running in board — Historic-style (modern reproduction) running in board

Handforth children's artwork sign — Children's artwork sign mounted on station building
*photo by Luke Deaves*

Handforth Luas sign — Luas (Dublin tram) branded bilingual Irish Gaelic/English sign

Handforth unbranded sign — Unbranded, ex-Northern, sign (wider version)
*photo by Luke Deaves*

Handforth BR sign — British Rail sign mounted on station building

Handforth Dutch sign — NedRailways (Netherlands) branded sign

Handforth 'Olde Worlde' sign — 'Olde Worlde' sign mounted on station building
(removed by September 2021) *photo by Luke Deaves*

Handforth abstract sign — Abstract sign mounted on station building
(removed by September 2021) *photo by Luke Deaves*

Handforth Manx sign — Isle of Man Railway Company branded bilingual Manx/English sign

Handforth Strathclyde sign — Strathclyde inspired sign

Handforth Regional Railways sign — Regional Railways branded sign

Handforth sign language sign — British sign language sign mounted by entrance stairs

Handforth artistic sign — Artistic sign mounted by entrance

Handforth Docklands Light Railway sign — Docklands Light Railway branded sign