London Overground

[two sheds]

I dunno I quite like the Barking Line.

I read that Johnson blocked the names.

 

[Silas Loom]

Astonished there wasn’t a Boris line tbh.

 

[klang]

Astonished there wasn’t a Boris line tbh.

There were plenty.

 

[klang]

dunno I quite like the Barking Line.

Becontree line, surely

 

[two sheds]

Becontree Forever?

 

[Sue]

I'm strangely excited about all this. I've been telling people about it all day, even my local library worker and a traffic warden i got chatting to.

A friend's already using the new names enthusiastically. He sent me a message earlier saying he was on the Weaver line and was about to get on the Suffragette line. It's quite annoying. I mean it's only been a thing since this morning. (Can't remember which is which.)

 

[tim]

See, this is why it’s confusing. Circle goes round and round central London but Central goes through central London but to Epping one end in Essex!

The Epping bits were joined into the original Central Line in the 1940s decades after the main part of the line was built under the centre of the city.

 

[klang]

(Can't remember which is which.)

Remember - you'll be WEAVING it home!

 

[Magnus McGinty]

A friend's already using the new names enthusiastically. He sent me a message earlier saying he was on the Weaver line and was about to get on the Suffragette line. It's quite annoying. I mean it's only been a thing since this morning. (Can't remember which is which.)

Especially as it's unusual anyway to get unsolicited updates on journeys as such.

 

[klang]

Especially as it's unusual anyway to get unsolicited updates on journeys as such.

Hi facebook, I'm on the overground, and was gonna change onto the overground, but leaves on the tracks. Wish me luck.

 

[PTK]

It was originally planned to go somewhere near the river Fleet, but on the end didn't and got diverted south of the river, instead.

I've only been on the Goblin once but my inner Tory still slightly resents it not being officially called that. This is a good sign because these names will piss off all the right people, and leave the far-Right volk frothing and threshing. LeytonCatLady, you'll need to report back to us on how badly Laurence Fox is taking it.

"Fleet" also means "fast", so Fleet Line would be good.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

The Epping bits were joined into the original Central Line in the 1940s decades after the main part of the line was built under the centre of the city.

The first line was the Met. So probably the original Central Line.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

"Fleet" also means "fast", so Fleet Line would be good.

Fleet also means stock across the combine. Very confusing.

 

[PTK]

The first line was the Met. So probably the original Central Line.

And, the Metropolitan line's name, in shortened form, became the name applied to underground railway in other countries: Metro.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Didn’t know that.

 

[Elpenor]

Surprised no one has gone with “London gets 6 new train lines and yet they cancelled HS2 to spite the north”

 

[two sheds]

London gets 6 new train lines and yet they cancelled HS2 to spite the north

 

[Elpenor]

London gets 6 new train lines and yet they cancelled HS2 to spite the north

Stop your moaning you’ll get some potholes fixed too

 

[PTK]

Some people who do not live in London have been excited by the news, and want to travel on the newly-named lines, even though the line are not in themselves new.

 

[Leighsw2]

Kind of ironic that the Windrush Line goes through Brixton without stopping.

 

[T & P]

Astonished there wasn’t a Boris line tbh.

Nah. Completely against the grain here. What would have been indescribably brilliant however is if he'd added a Meghan Markle Line for the extra lulz. The resulting apoplexy would probably send most of the Daily Mail elder readership to an early grave.

 

[A380]

hmm

the choice of names will piss off the gammonsphere…

Feature not a bug.

 

[marty21]

Weaverlinist Massive

Yeah!

 

[skyscraper101]

There's a lot of orange to replace if they're going to completely retire it as the main colour. Does anyone know if they're going to replace all the handles and seat moquette's with individual line colours a la tube?

 

[Crispy]

There's a lot of orange to replace if they're going to completely retire it as the main colour. Does anyone know if they're going to replace all the handles and seat moquette's with individual line colours a la tube?

It'll stay orange on the roundel, and the train fleets can operate on more than one line, so no. Just like the District, Circle, Met and H&C trains all have yellow rails.

 

[skyscraper101]

It'll stay orange on the roundel, and the train fleets can operate on more than one line, so no. Just like the District, Circle, Met and H&C trains all have yellow rails.

Ah ok so it's just a signage and map aesthetic change mostly.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

It'll stay orange on the roundel, and the train fleets can operate on more than one line, so no. Just like the District, Circle, Met and H&C trains all have yellow rails.

Fairly certain the S stock Met line trains have purple rails and purple seats.

 

[Crispy]

Fairly certain the S stock Met line trains have purple rails and purple seats.

Not so

London Underground S7 and S8 Stock - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[skyscraper101]

I thought this too. The old met line trains definitely had mauve handles but haven’t really used the line much since the new stock was introduced.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

They definitely did at one point. Maybe I’m thinking of A stock…