Will NobleWhy Is There A Whale Tail At Stratford Station? Ahmet Öğüt, 'Saved by the Whale's Tail, Saved by Art', 2025, Stratford station. A new installation in Stratford station has people scratching their heads. But why is there now a whale tail on display at Stratford station? TfL budgets being what they are, Öğüt's whale tail is 2D, and won't be saving any errant DLR trains anytime soon.