Naming the London Overground Lines | TfL (madeby.tfl.gov.uk)

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TfL have announced official names and colours for the Overground lines:

We’re giving the lines on the London Overground names that celebrate London’s wonderful and varied cultural heritage. In this blog post, we tell you all about the names, the stories behind them and when the changes will come into effect.

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[-] frankPodmore@slrpnk.net 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

The Mail would've named all six after Kate Middleton. Middleton line, Duchess of Cambridge line, Princess of Wales line, etc.

[-] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 5 points 7 months ago

There’d also have been a Churchill Line, after the greatest Englishman in history, and perhaps a Spitfire Line or Longbow Line or similar to stick it to the vino-drinking foreigners.

[-] frankPodmore@slrpnk.net 2 points 7 months ago

I'd actually be okay with any of those, though not necessarily for those reasons! But then, unlike the writers of the Mail, I'm not constantly on the lookout for reasons to go insane.

You've now got me thinking they should've gone with the Clement Attlee line for the old East London line.

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