Has anyone seen that TFL are wanting to name the London overground lines?

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Dinopawus · 30/06/2023 22:27

Saw this earlier. I don't think it's an official consultation as such but it sounds like interviews will be held with the travelling public.

I'd really like to see women represented (although not holding my breath). When I hear that Sadiq Khan wants diverse representation, I tend to assume that doesn't mean women.

Who would you like to see nominated with links to London? Rosalind Franklin,
Ada Lovelace, Cicely Saunders, Marie Curie, Millicent Fawcett, any number of suffragettes, Rhaune Laslett, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, all spring to mind but there must be hundreds of other brilliant women worthy of the honour.

tfl.gov.uk/travel-information/improvements-and-projects/naming-overground?intcmp=73299#on-this-page-1

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Circumferences · 30/06/2023 22:46

The London underground lines are named eg "Victoria line" because it goes through the main station "Victoria" or the "Northern Line" because it goes through the main Northern stations, or the "Hammersmith and City" line for obvious reasons.

If they really feel a burning desire to name the London overground lines, just keep it destination based otherwise it'd be so confusing.

There is no reason to do this anyway because the London Overground is the same as any other train line in existence. You check the line for the final destination. You take that train. It's not rocket science.

I guarantee this is a woke wank and a pointless one.

ValerieDoonican · 30/06/2023 22:43

Another vote for the names bearing some relation to the route!

sashagabadon · 30/06/2023 22:42

I don’t think lines should be named after individuals ( exception for queens and kings) but otherwise should be something neutral or connected to the start of the line or the end. The tube has some great line names, Piccadilly etc but also mostly just relevant ones like central ( as it goes centrally) or northern ( as it goes north) or metropolitan as it goes into metro land.
I wonder if it will be put to a vote?
politics should be kept out of it.

Xenia · 30/06/2023 22:37

This is why the fares are so high - wasting money on this stuff. For teh line they are going to name to Watford - call it the Watford line. It will help people remember what the line means or is.

PicturesOfDogs · 30/06/2023 22:35

Eurgh, I hate when they do things like this and name these things after people (women or not)

Just call it the ‘river line’ and be done with it.

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Dinopawus · 30/06/2023 22:34

Definitely!

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MrsTerryPratchett · 30/06/2023 22:29

Noor Inayat Khan

I just saw her blue plaque and was so excited!

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