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London Overground line names announced
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Bletchleyite
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Goblin is only like Bakerloo in combining the two ends. Or Harlequin - Harlesden and Queens Park.
jon81uk
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The existing system on the Overground didn't work, many people did ask for them to seperate it, so you can work out which part has delays/issues more easily.
It was broken. Trying to work out which bit is closed or delayed was hard.
GLC
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Fully agree. Typical wokish nonsense to celebrate giving votes to woman. Where will it end ?!
telstarbox
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They should all be named after Churchill and twice on Sundays!
Strictly speaking, shouldn’t the Goblin now be the GOBRLIN (The R standing for Riverside)?
jon81uk
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For those who think it is politicsed choosing names that represent the diversity of the city, that was the plan, when they asked the public for suggestions they asked for names to represent those communities.
from https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-66067924
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No surprise in today's world where DEI is the new religion. This now trumps easy to remember/say, politically neutral names that actually work for a transport system.
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Now, I'm not overly fussed what they call the lines, but the line diagrams of the Lioness and Mildmay lines on this image are just totally the wrong way round. Is it really that difficult to get this sort of thing right?
You do get two national figures (John, (Lord Marlborough) and Winston) for the price of one !
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Is that what transport strategy has come to? Deary me. People really need to leave politics where it belongs.
You could say that, but then again, the Bakerloo doesn't just go between Baker Street and Waterloo.
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Suffragettes were loopy in the head, as is this line (north = head)
Considering that the 'other side' named the Jubilee and Elizabeth lines, anyone in a position of power would have politicised it. I'm glad the East London Line wasn't named to commemorate the Battle of Cable Street.
Bishopstone
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As a childhood resident of Havering, I’m pleased with the Liberty Line. Definitely a consolation prize for the ‘other side’, which will be well received locally!
I do find it quite ironic the Liberty line is the most constrained, with just 3 stops.
Tetchytyke
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If you think "Weaver Line" or "Liberty Line" is difficult to say, that says more about you than anything else.
As for political names, everything has a political tint, which is why we have three lines named after dead monarchs (Victoria, Jubilee, Elizabeth) and one (Bakerloo) partially named after a battle where we gave those Frogs a jolly good bashing.
What location does the Jubilee Line refer to? The Elizabeth Line?
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I really would have left any perceived politics out of it. Comments turned off on all channels show you exactly why, it just stokes the current pathetic culture war the west is embroiled in.
Numbers much better, cannot be viewed as political and very easy to use. The German system is so easy to follow as a non native speaker and I would support it fully.
Numbers much better, cannot be viewed as political and very easy to use. The German system is so easy to follow as a non native speaker and I would support it fully.
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The Mildmay line goes nowhere near the Mildmay Hospital. The Windrush line passes within 150m (and the Weaver line within 500m)
The Mildmay line goes nowhere near the Mildmay Hospital. The Windrush line passes within 150m (and the Weaver line within 500m)
I would have preferred numbers, but I am not going to get all upset as some people are over names that we'll get to remember in due course.
People can still use other names/terms amongst themselves, just as I still consider the Lizzy line to be Crossrail.
Tetchytyke
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In terms of politics, all the new(er) lines have been given political names. Renaming the Fleet Line the Jubilee Line was a political decision, as was renaming Crossrail the Elizabeth Line.
Are monarchs more or less deserving of a named line than Windrush? That's a matter of political opinion.
I do agree though, numbers are better. But when everything else has a name, it would look strange.
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No, but it does run near Mildmay Park.From DiamondGeezer
The Mildmay line goes nowhere near the Mildmay Hospital. The Windrush line passes within 150m (and the Weaver line within 500m)
Hadn't thought of that! Orwell would be pleased
Strictly speaking, it's partially named after a station that's named after a bridge that's named after a battle....
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