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by Doctor_Fegg 200 days ago
For UK readers, this is eerily similar to the typeface originally used on the "Thames Turbo" trains (class 165/166) from their construction in the 1990s until a refurb about five years ago - I could believe it was the same manufacturer. Some photos:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:166207_DMCO_Interior...

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:British_Rail_Cla...
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croisillon 200 days ago
i believe that 3x5 display is quite common and might not have its origin in SF
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JackFr 200 days ago
It seems identical to the displays used in NJ Transit trains.
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Aloisius 200 days ago
NJ Transit uses 105-segment displays. Not only do they include lowercase letters, but the uppercase and numbers are noticeably different from MUNI's 38-segment displays.
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croisillon 199 days ago
ha :) https://www.reddit.com/r/typography/comments/1jp9juj/i_turne...

and from that discussion: https://aresluna.org/segmented-type/

in Vienna we have a 66 segment: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Vienna_u-bahn_display_clo...

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