I’m happy with them. What were you expecting? The “kick-ass line” or something?
What a strange thing to hate!
I disagree, I can think of nothing that helps define London’s strength and authority better than naming a whole railway line after Jackie Weaver.
Lioness line lol
I just never really hear anyone use these names, it’s still just ‘the overground to X’.
They’re fine. Six months is still fresh. The “Elizabeth line” was cringe when that was announced too. I’m sure some people still think so, but everyone else has just adopted it fine.
At some point you’ll either realise that you’ve accepted it, or you’ll be in your eighties ranting about it to no-one at the end of a bar.
As someone who uses these lines a lot, I like it. It’s really helpful to get updates on the actual line you need to take rather than finding out “delays on the overground” means barking or Romford.
I also like they’re named after women and minority communities who actually use the railways, rather than royals.
Liberty and weaver work imo
I suspect that when the original tube lines were named, people stood around in pubs muttering “Bakerloo? What sort of name is that for a tube line?”
I don’t think much of the names either but mostly don’t care. People will get used to them.
I just think it’s stupid that Mildmay Hospital (namesake of the Mildmay Line) is on the Windrush line not the Mildmay line.
Why didn’t we get the Ripper line?
At first I thought why this angle on naming, then I pretty soon didn’t care, now I definitely don’t care because there just needs to be a naming system is all. Soon you’ll just say,”just need to connect on the mildmay, due in 6mins, see ya” and you’ll never think twice about it
It’s just a teething phase to get used to it. The theme of the naming won’t get in the way if it feels cringe or annoying
Some might be a mouthful but so is jubilee, ham n city, o v e r g r o n d t o s t r a t f o r d so on so forth
I must be living in a cave because I have no idea what these are
It’s like when companies name their meeting rooms and try to give them fake meaning. It’s cringe.
The Mildmay hospital isn’t even on the Mildmay line.
The Mildmay hospital is on the Windrush line.
The Windrush line is named after a boat, which isn’t a train.
I live by two of these, and _any_ name besides “Overground” is helpful, so I’m a fan. And most of the names are kind of fine.
Yeah, I still get the reservations over Mildmay and Lioness, but not because they sound bad.
Not the best names, but they certainly help me explain to my friends how to get to places
The Liberty Line and Lionness line are too ‘on the nose’. At least the others have some specificity to them. Shouting about liberty feels very american. The Lioness line sounds like something HR would come up with. No disrespect to the women’s team but I don’t think it’s really woven into the history of London.
I’m ambivalent on the names, but turning it from an amalgamated mess to distinct lines was long overdue. The overground only became barely comprehensible to me with city mapper. Before that, it was a struggle, a frustration (as a very occasional user). I can’t believe it took this long.
I’m sure for regular use people get used to them for people using them rarely they aren’t much use. Granted tube one names tend to be the same but they were baked in ( and cross rail will forever be a better name)
I can get over the “Windrush” name. Although I would have preferred geographic names such as East London, Brunel (for the tunnel) or Hoxton (prinipal zone 1 Station) instead.
Perhaps if/when they reopen East Brixton they should call it “Windrush Station” 🤔
But red, RED!? Unforgivable. How could they do such a thing to the OG orange line! 😤😠
One of the problems is unlike the underground these overground lines aren’t so central that everyone uses them so most people will just never learn them even if they live in London – at best people might learn 2 they use
I still think they missed a trick not naming one the Raducanu Line. The precedent with the Lioness Line opens up so many other embarrassing opportunities.
They’re fine. Who cares.
“Riding the suffragetee”
Very strong “Human Resources department trying to be down with the kids” vibes
I wasn’t a fan some line names (Suffragette sounds like suffer) but just there’s so much more to get angry about at the moment so who really cares. They’ll stick in the end.
The colours on the map are incredibly useful and add so much clarity though. That’s what I’ve noticed most!
Suffragette should have been the Goblin imo
There was nothing wrong with the old names and I’m still calling them by those names. “Watford DC Line” is clear and descriptive. Where it goes, what current it runs on. “Lioness”? I enjoyed that Euro win but it sounds childish in comparison.
Why is the Bakerloo line called the Bakerloo line? I’ve no idea what Bakerloo represents.
Dude how can you got offended over a name. Which those mean quite a bit to a lot of people who haven’t been treated that nicely. Have a bit of empathy and compassion for once ffs.
This is a fundamental misunderstanding of branding.
In 25 years time these names will seem perfect and unchangeable. It’s just a matter of time (though I think Lioness is the hardest reach as it’s so eu currant)
Were you to name tube lines today you certainly wouldn’t have the names we have today. Look at how much grander these new ones are than “Circle” and ?Northern”.
So if those naming conventions which people are happy with were applied today and we had new lines called “Diagonal”, “Purple” and “Amber” can you imagine the ruckus’s in the tabloids?
There is no such thing as timeless. Things just seem “right” given familiarity.
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I’m happy with them. What were you expecting? The “kick-ass line” or something?
What a strange thing to hate!
I disagree, I can think of nothing that helps define London’s strength and authority better than naming a whole railway line after Jackie Weaver.
Lioness line lol
I just never really hear anyone use these names, it’s still just ‘the overground to X’.
They’re fine. Six months is still fresh. The “Elizabeth line” was cringe when that was announced too. I’m sure some people still think so, but everyone else has just adopted it fine.
At some point you’ll either realise that you’ve accepted it, or you’ll be in your eighties ranting about it to no-one at the end of a bar.
As someone who uses these lines a lot, I like it. It’s really helpful to get updates on the actual line you need to take rather than finding out “delays on the overground” means barking or Romford.
I also like they’re named after women and minority communities who actually use the railways, rather than royals.
Liberty and weaver work imo
I suspect that when the original tube lines were named, people stood around in pubs muttering “Bakerloo? What sort of name is that for a tube line?”
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I don’t think much of the names either but mostly don’t care. People will get used to them.
I just think it’s stupid that Mildmay Hospital (namesake of the Mildmay Line) is on the Windrush line not the Mildmay line.
Why didn’t we get the Ripper line?
At first I thought why this angle on naming, then I pretty soon didn’t care, now I definitely don’t care because there just needs to be a naming system is all. Soon you’ll just say,”just need to connect on the mildmay, due in 6mins, see ya” and you’ll never think twice about it
It’s just a teething phase to get used to it. The theme of the naming won’t get in the way if it feels cringe or annoying
Some might be a mouthful but so is jubilee, ham n city, o v e r g r o n d t o s t r a t f o r d so on so forth
I must be living in a cave because I have no idea what these are
It’s like when companies name their meeting rooms and try to give them fake meaning. It’s cringe.
The Mildmay hospital isn’t even on the Mildmay line.
The Mildmay hospital is on the Windrush line.
The Windrush line is named after a boat, which isn’t a train.
I live by two of these, and _any_ name besides “Overground” is helpful, so I’m a fan. And most of the names are kind of fine.
Yeah, I still get the reservations over Mildmay and Lioness, but not because they sound bad.
Not the best names, but they certainly help me explain to my friends how to get to places
The Liberty Line and Lionness line are too ‘on the nose’. At least the others have some specificity to them. Shouting about liberty feels very american. The Lioness line sounds like something HR would come up with. No disrespect to the women’s team but I don’t think it’s really woven into the history of London.
I’m ambivalent on the names, but turning it from an amalgamated mess to distinct lines was long overdue. The overground only became barely comprehensible to me with city mapper. Before that, it was a struggle, a frustration (as a very occasional user). I can’t believe it took this long.
I’m sure for regular use people get used to them for people using them rarely they aren’t much use. Granted tube one names tend to be the same but they were baked in ( and cross rail will forever be a better name)
I can get over the “Windrush” name. Although I would have preferred geographic names such as East London, Brunel (for the tunnel) or Hoxton (prinipal zone 1 Station) instead.
Perhaps if/when they reopen East Brixton they should call it “Windrush Station” 🤔
But red, RED!? Unforgivable. How could they do such a thing to the OG orange line! 😤😠
One of the problems is unlike the underground these overground lines aren’t so central that everyone uses them so most people will just never learn them even if they live in London – at best people might learn 2 they use
I still think they missed a trick not naming one the Raducanu Line. The precedent with the Lioness Line opens up so many other embarrassing opportunities.
They’re fine. Who cares.
“Riding the suffragetee”
Very strong “Human Resources department trying to be down with the kids” vibes
I wasn’t a fan some line names (Suffragette sounds like suffer) but just there’s so much more to get angry about at the moment so who really cares. They’ll stick in the end.
The colours on the map are incredibly useful and add so much clarity though. That’s what I’ve noticed most!
Suffragette should have been the Goblin imo
There was nothing wrong with the old names and I’m still calling them by those names. “Watford DC Line” is clear and descriptive. Where it goes, what current it runs on. “Lioness”? I enjoyed that Euro win but it sounds childish in comparison.
Why is the Bakerloo line called the Bakerloo line? I’ve no idea what Bakerloo represents.
Dude how can you got offended over a name. Which those mean quite a bit to a lot of people who haven’t been treated that nicely. Have a bit of empathy and compassion for once ffs.
This is a fundamental misunderstanding of branding.
In 25 years time these names will seem perfect and unchangeable. It’s just a matter of time (though I think Lioness is the hardest reach as it’s so eu currant)
Were you to name tube lines today you certainly wouldn’t have the names we have today. Look at how much grander these new ones are than “Circle” and ?Northern”.
So if those naming conventions which people are happy with were applied today and we had new lines called “Diagonal”, “Purple” and “Amber” can you imagine the ruckus’s in the tabloids?
There is no such thing as timeless. Things just seem “right” given familiarity.
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