WTF? Mayor announces that Crossrail is to be known as the Elizabeth Line

[nino_savatte]

Here's the map

There really ought to be a station at North Woolwich (there used to be one at the end of the old North London Line) or Silvertown.

 

[hash tag]

Boris wants to run the country, now he is after a gong, what next, the world, the universe?

 

[twentythreedom]

Hey, it's a rare opportunity to out-pedant the pedant-meister

Cunard have a newish liner called QEII fwiw

 

[Pickman's model]

Suggestion from the office: "The Royal Line".

We'll workshop it

the royal flush

 

[Pickman's model]

Boris wants to run the country, now he is after a gong, what next, the world, the universe?

it is his intention to supplant the duke of edinburgh in the queen's affections and throught the wonders of modern science to procure a child born in a lab which mingles johnson and windsor genes. using parliamentary means he will push charles etc out of the succession and then rule as regent.

 

[brogdale]

it is his intention to supplant the duke of edinburgh in the queen's affections and throught the wonders of modern science to procure a child born in a lab which mingles johnson and windsor genes. using parliamentary means he will push charles etc out of the succession and then rule as regent.

You've clearly not heard that Gidiot has persuaded Cameron to bring a 'birther' bill forward.

 

[Pickman's model]

You've clearly not heard that Gidiot has persuaded Cameron to bring a 'birther' bill forward.

didn't know gromit knew cameron

 

[Sherman Tank]

should have called it the siegfried line.

If Red Ken was mayor it might be named the Maggie No line.

 

[twentythreedom]

Stretching it a bit trying to incorporate it into the usual list of London lines, with roundel etc. Reading and Shenfield ffs

 

[andysays]

Boris wants to run the country, now he is after a gong, what next, the world, the universe?

His ego is so big I'm surprised he didn't announce it would be called the BoJo line

 

[goldenecitrone]

His ego is so big I'm surprised he didn't announce it would be called the BoJo line

The Johnson Line would have been a good name.

 

[Pickman's model]

His ego is so big I'm surprised he didn't announce it would be called the BoJo line

because people would have made crude jokes about him

 

[Pickman's model]

The Johnson Line would have been a good name.

yeh if you're without wit or nous

 

[goldenecitrone]

yeh if you're without wit or nous

Or a Johnson in your case.

 

[Sherman Tank]

Stretching it a bit trying to incorporate it into the usual list of London lines, with roundel etc. Reading and Shenfield ffs

The Metropolitan Line used to extend to Aylesbury so it is not without precedent.

 

[twentythreedom]

The Metropolitan Line used to extend to Aylesbury so it is not without precedent.

Still shit though

 

[LeslieB]

No it won't.

Is Mayor Khan likely to repeal it? Surely he will have more important things to do?

 

[bi0boy]

I am looking forward to the Willy line.

 

[Pickman's model]

Or a Johnson in your case.

i see your sexism's showing. we all got your allusion. but it's not amusing. unless you're a lobotomised septic.

 

[hash tag]

He could have named it after himself and got sponsorship to boot; the johnsons baby powder line

 

[J Ed]

 

[laptop]

So what will Londoners end up calling it?

"Brenda"?

 

[hash tag]

Madge ino line

 

[speaker1]

 

[laptop]

So will there be chemtrails in Crossrail?

 

[J Ed]

So will there be chemtrails in Crossrail?

CrossTrail*

 

[maomao]

As useful as this line will be for us Essex people a bit pissed off they've closed the Shenfield line for 7 consecutive weekends for it. I've been getting the 4.50 bus to get to work Saturdays and Sundays and not getting home till 8pm.

 

[Dogsauce]

It can't be called 'Crossrail' because a cross is a Christian thing and we all know Christianity has been BANNED in Londinistan or something, right kids? </madmel>

 

[Lord Camomile]

I think I might forgo any clever names and just call it the Purple Line.

 

[LeslieB]

Whatever the official name it'll be 'crossrail' or just 'the new line' for a long time to come I suspect.