LDK: good bye

good bye

01.04.04

Posted by Jun
[ Misc. ]

今日から4月。営団地下鉄が民営化され東京メトロになりました。営団地下鉄はよく使いますが、もうあの独特のモスグリーン色の制服が見られなくなると思うとちょっと寂しいな。昨日、最後という事で写真を撮らせてもらいました。この駅員さんも個人的には緑の制服の方が好きだそうです。撮影のために長ーい指差し確認ポーズをとってくれました。お疲れさまでした。

It is April. From today, the Eidan subway (Teito Rapid Transit Authority) transformed into a private company called Tokyo Metro. I use subway quite often, I'm going to miss their unique moss green uniform. Yesterday, I asked a station staff if I can take a photo of him. He said he also prefers the green one. He did a very long pose (confirming safety by pointing in both directions before a train comes on a platform) for me. Thanks!

民営化されてサービスが向上されればとてもウレシイですが、新しいロゴにはガッカリ。50年以上使われていたサブウェイのS字ロゴの方が（ロンドンの地下鉄ロゴにやや似だけど）好みです。イギリスのウルフ・オリンズ社に新ロゴの依頼したという事は巨額の制作費がかかったんだろうな。そう思うと東京メトロがかわいそうになるけども、はっきり言って好きじゃないデザインです。お台場の電車というイメージがしない事も。ハートとメトロのMの組み合わせなら、昔からある営団地下鉄の駅売店メトロスのロゴの方が、ずっとカワイイくてシンプルなデザイン！

It would be nice if they could provide us with more convenient and better services. But I'm not sure about the new logo. I think the old S (subway) logo (bit similar to London Underground logo) is far better. I guess they spent tons of money to ask Wolff Olins to make a new logo. To think about that, I feel very sorry for Tokyo Metro but I hate this logo! It has a bit of Odaiba atmosphere too. They tried to convined M and a heart shape but Metro's (kiosk @ the Eidan subway) did the same ages ago and it looks much cute, strong and simple!

nigel (british museum) wrote:

Hi Jun! I agree, it's a good uniform. On London underground they make a special rasta hat as part of the uniform. The hat is huge to accommodate lots of dreadlocks and has the tube logo on the front!! I read in Time Out that a new sweet shop has opened in Covent Garden called Cyber Candy. It is meant to hold all the most popular sweets from many different countries, as well as really weird stuff. I saw lollipops in the shape of different sushi! Maybe you can do a special LDK on the store while you are here!