I've always thought that the Victoria line was the least satisfactorily named of the lot. No other Underground line shares its name with a station, and it's not the only line running through Victoria; in fact the name "Victoria line" could be misunderstood to refer to the mainline into Victoria in some circumstances (e.g. if you were travelling from Clapham Junction and had to distinguish).
I read recently that when the line was in the planning stage attempts were made to come up with a formation similar to "Bakerloo", such as "Walvic" (Walthamstow-Victoria) or "Viking" (Victoria-King's Cross). "Viking" strikes me as especially appealing and I'm not sure why it was rejected. Anyone know why the more pedestrian name was chosen?
I read recently that when the line was in the planning stage attempts were made to come up with a formation similar to "Bakerloo", such as "Walvic" (Walthamstow-Victoria) or "Viking" (Victoria-King's Cross). "Viking" strikes me as especially appealing and I'm not sure why it was rejected. Anyone know why the more pedestrian name was chosen?