Bit of a newbie question!
Is there any "official" list of names for railway lines? This list on the National Rail website seems to contain a mixture of traditional names (such as East Coast Main Line) and marketing names (such as Heart of Wessex Line), but the majority of lines aren't named there at all.
Presumably every line must have some sort of designation so that it can be referred to in official documents, if for no other reason (just as all roads have numbers for reference purposes, even the "unclassified" roads). Or are they just referred to as the "Bristol to Birmingham Line" or whatever?
Is there any "official" list of names for railway lines? This list on the National Rail website seems to contain a mixture of traditional names (such as East Coast Main Line) and marketing names (such as Heart of Wessex Line), but the majority of lines aren't named there at all.
Presumably every line must have some sort of designation so that it can be referred to in official documents, if for no other reason (just as all roads have numbers for reference purposes, even the "unclassified" roads). Or are they just referred to as the "Bristol to Birmingham Line" or whatever?