The London Underground station that weirdly has a sign that's 30 years out of date

A peculiar detail on a sign at Waterloo station, one of London Underground's major hubs, has been turning heads.

The sign, located above the roundel that directs passengers to the Jubilee, Bakerloo, Waterloo and City, and Northern line services, also provides directions to different parts of the interchange.

One such direction points passengers to the 'British Rail International Terminal', a detail that might have sparked a sense of nostalgia in some commuters.

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British Rail, a state-owned company, was responsible for most of the UK's overground railway transport from 1948, when the network was nationalised by Clement Attlee's Labour government, until 1997.

That year, under John Major's Conservative administration, private operators took over the country's trains.

Since then, National Rail, the trading name used by the Rail Delivery Group (RDG), an organisation made up of train operating companies in England, Scotland, and Wales, has been in charge. When British Rail was dissolved, signs across the UK were updated or changed to reflect this.

In some cases, stickers bearing the new name were used to cover certain sections. Interestingly, the sign at Waterloo also indicates that there is an 'international terminal' at the interchange.

Waterloo station, which served as the London terminus of the Eurostar international rail service from November 1994 until November 2007, is now outdated. The terminal for international rail services was moved to London St Pancras International following the introduction of High Speed 1 (HS1) services.

A TfL spokesperson has confirmed to MyLondon that a vinyl sticker should be covering the old lettering on the sign at Waterloo's Underground stop, acknowledging it as a piece of history. They assured that officials are working to rectify this 'as soon as they can'.

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