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London Overground - new line names revealed.
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The Windrush line doesn't even stop in Brixton, as there are no platforms for it.
It does stop in Shoreditch and Whitechapel though, areas with a strong Jewish history, so maybe that could have been honoured.
Or maybe it could have been named the Brunel line after the brilliant engineers who built the tunnel under the Thames it uses.5 -
read the 'PROPERLY ALLOCATED' bit Rothicko .. 6.3 Million ridiculously allocated to this vanity nonsense instead of where it could do some goodRothko said:
You know it’s a different budget and different organisation, you’re not that thick?Lincsaddick said:£6.3 Million properly allocated could pay salaries for (say) 200 nurses, perhaps 150 junior doctors, 200 school teachers etc etc .. anyone who says that £6.3 Million is NOT A LOT OF MONEY is an illiterate idiot2 -
What a complete waste of time, energy, and money.4
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What a waste of time and public money. I literally give up!3
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You been hanging out with fhe Lincolnshire hillbillies too much, TfL doesn’t received direct funding from central government, so it’s using TfL own fare revenue to fund this, as well as funding others big fat pay rises and the freeze on faresLincsaddick said:
read the 'PROPERLY ALLOCATED' bit Rothicko .. 6.3 Million ridiculously allocated to this vanity nonsense instead of where it could do some goodRothko said:
You know it’s a different budget and different organisation, you’re not that thick?Lincsaddick said:£6.3 Million properly allocated could pay salaries for (say) 200 nurses, perhaps 150 junior doctors, 200 school teachers etc etc .. anyone who says that £6.3 Million is NOT A LOT OF MONEY is an illiterate idiot4 -
I’d have thought you wouldn’t have such a strong opinion and would be havering.MrOneLung said:
As someone who lives in Borough of Havering I can only say WTF !!MarcusH26 said:ForeverAddickted said:Like the sound of the Windrush and Weaver Lines...
The Liberty Line... Sounds like it would be better off being in New York
Liberty line is the only one I really have issue with because as you say it could be absolutely anywhere even with the explanation from TfL0 -
I'm confused ?
They say that these new names are for the "overground"....I take it they mean the overground part of the underground...yes ?
I'm also assuming that there are no breaks in the line/service and the lines run continuously into the "underground" as before....yes ?
If so....then why the need for change ? I know..... because of inclusivity, diversity and to be shown to be doing something "modern" and "out there". In reality its a total waste of £6m. The lines aren't changing and ultimately will just confuse more people that are "affected" by Windrush etc .
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Wouldn't really fit the narrative though.killerandflash said:
Or maybe it could have been named the Brunel line after the brilliant engineers who built the tunnel under the Thames it uses.0 -
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Well done Sadiq Khan, best Mayor since Livingstone. If the people don’t like you they have a chance to vote you out in May (if they can abide by the restrictive Tory voter ID rules).7
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If the trains are having a shocker, it can be the naby lineLincsaddick said:£6.3 Million well spent (hahahaha) .. Sadiq Khan and his phoney crew are an absolute waste of space .. more P C tosh ..
Lioness Line through Wembley ? .. I suggest the Clive Mendonca Line or the Bobby Moore Line1 -
This. I couldn't care less about a name of a train line.MikeBaileysFanClub said:It's not the renaming that's the problem. It's spending over £6 million to do it.
i care about the money wasted on this which could have been invested in improving the rail network and actually making it run regularly and on time.
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This. I couldn't care less about a name of a train line.MikeBaileysFanClub said:It's not the renaming that's the problem. It's spending over £6 million to do it.
i care about the money wasted on2 -
I hope you genuinely haven't heard of the London Overground...golfaddick said:I'm confused ?
They say that these new names are for the "overground"....I take it they mean the overground part of the underground...yes ?
I'm also assuming that there are no breaks in the line/service and the lines run continuously into the "underground" as before....yes ?
If so....then why the need for change ? I know..... because of inclusivity, diversity and to be shown to be doing something "modern" and "out there". In reality its a total waste of £6m. The lines aren't changing and ultimately will just confuse more people that are "affected" by Windrush etc .2 -
Please don’t.Rob7Lee said:What a waste of time and public money. I literally give up!This is a case for metaphorically giving up at worst I’d say.7 -
The thing with Sadiq Khan and the London Mayorship is that he could be there for decades given the bunch of complete no hopers that usually line up against him at election time .. God Help London3
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It's small when compared to billions lost elsewhere.Lincsaddick said:£6.3 Million properly allocated could pay salaries for (say) 200 nurses, perhaps 150 junior doctors, 200 school teachers etc etc .. anyone who says that £6.3 Million is NOT A LOT OF MONEY is an illiterate idiot
Brunel line would be better IMO but he already (deservingly) has a museum and university named after him in London and other prestigious buildings around the country like a shopping centre in Swindon. Like Charlton can't name everything after Sam Bartram, Brunell can't claim all of the glory.0 -
People claiming it's a waste of money, this shows how confused some people are on the overground.golfaddick said:I'm confused ?
They say that these new names are for the "overground"....I take it they mean the overground part of the underground...yes ?
I'm also assuming that there are no breaks in the line/service and the lines run continuously into the "underground" as before....yes ?
If so....then why the need for change ? I know..... because of inclusivity, diversity and to be shown to be doing something "modern" and "out there". In reality its a total waste of £6m. The lines aren't changing and ultimately will just confuse more people that are "affected" by Windrush etc .4 -
Bloody snowflakes offended by everything
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Someone pontificated "celebrates a thousand years of Londons history'", What a load of bollocks! Celebrates a load of politicians salivating over a boat turning up in the 1950's and a load of Doris' chaining themselves to railings... History? Of course, but 1000 years gives you a few more options. Smacks of playing to the crowd.
Fill yer boots ladies, gents and gender neutrals.
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Lincsaddick said:The thing with Sadiq Khan and the London Mayorship is that he could be there for decades given the bunch of complete no hopers that usually line up against him at election time .. God Help London
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Overground is a totally different service to Underground.golfaddick said:I'm confused ?
They say that these new names are for the "overground"....I take it they mean the overground part of the underground...yes ?
I'm also assuming that there are no breaks in the line/service and the lines run continuously into the "underground" as before....yes ?
If so....then why the need for change ? I know..... because of inclusivity, diversity and to be shown to be doing something "modern" and "out there". In reality it’s a total waste of £6m. The lines aren't changing and ultimately will just confuse more people that are "affected" by Windrush etc .1 -
Plenty of illiterate people voted for Brexit despite the billions and billions of damage it has inflicted on the UK economy and was always predicted to inflict. Over £100bn and counting so far (30bn for London alone) which massively reduces government revenue, which could have paid for all your thousands of doctors and teachers.
6.3m as a one off cost to TfL is nothing worth moaning about.
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Womberling free!se9addick said:
Overground is a totally different service to Underground.golfaddick said:I'm confused ?
They say that these new names are for the "overground"....I take it they mean the overground part of the underground...yes ?
I'm also assuming that there are no breaks in the line/service and the lines run continuously into the "underground" as before....yes ?
If so....then why the need for change ? I know..... because of inclusivity, diversity and to be shown to be doing something "modern" and "out there". In reality it’s a total waste of £6m. The lines aren't changing and ultimately will just confuse more people that are "affected" by Windrush etc .4 -
read this .. Ministers and TfL agree £250 million government funding to upgrade London’s transport system - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)Rothko said:
You been hanging out with fhe Lincolnshire hillbillies too much, TfL doesn’t received direct funding from central government, so it’s using TfL own fare revenue to fund this, as well as funding others big fat pay rises and the freeze on faresLincsaddick said:
read the 'PROPERLY ALLOCATED' bit Rothicko .. 6.3 Million ridiculously allocated to this vanity nonsense instead of where it could do some goodRothko said:
You know it’s a different budget and different organisation, you’re not that thick?Lincsaddick said:£6.3 Million properly allocated could pay salaries for (say) 200 nurses, perhaps 150 junior doctors, 200 school teachers etc etc .. anyone who says that £6.3 Million is NOT A LOT OF MONEY is an illiterate idiot0 -
well at the moment there is one 'overground' line covering all these lines and it is one colour, so why not ?Chizz said:
You'd prefer there were one "overground" line, in six different colours?MrOneLung said:Dont know why the couldnt keep the generic Overground name, but just had the relevant sections in the colours they have just introduced
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Quite, TFL have a budget of £9bn, so this is about 0.07%. Some people need a bit of perspective but then I feel they will look for any reason to have a moan about the mayor even when they don't live in London. Bizarre.Jac_52 said:Plenty of illiterate people voted for Brexit despite the billions and billions of damage it has inflicted on the UK economy and was always predicted to inflict. Over £100bn and counting so far (30bn for London alone) which massively reduces government revenue, which could have paid for all your thousands of doctors and teachers.
6.3m as a one off cost to TfL is nothing worth moaning about.4 -
another one who considers £6.3 Million to be just a drop in the bucket .. financial and social illiteracycolthe3rd said:
Quite, TFL have a budget of £9bn, so this is about 0.07%. Some people need a bit of perspective but then I feel they will look for any reason to have a moan about the mayor even when they don't live in London. Bizarre.Jac_52 said:Plenty of illiterate people voted for Brexit despite the billions and billions of damage it has inflicted on the UK economy and was always predicted to inflict. Over £100bn and counting so far (30bn for London alone) which massively reduces government revenue, which could have paid for all your thousands of doctors and teachers.
6.3m as a one off cost to TfL is nothing worth moaning about.1 -
Wait for the shitstorm next year when he spends £200m rebranding it all under the new TFL banner 'Transgender for London'14
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Financial illiteracy? You might be shocked to know what my job is.Lincsaddick said:
another one who considers £6.3 Million to be just a drop in the bucket .. financial and social illiteracycolthe3rd said:
Quite, TFL have a budget of £9bn, so this is about 0.07%. Some people need a bit of perspective but then I feel they will look for any reason to have a moan about the mayor even when they don't live in London. Bizarre.Jac_52 said:Plenty of illiterate people voted for Brexit despite the billions and billions of damage it has inflicted on the UK economy and was always predicted to inflict. Over £100bn and counting so far (30bn for London alone) which massively reduces government revenue, which could have paid for all your thousands of doctors and teachers.
6.3m as a one off cost to TfL is nothing worth moaning about.
I'm struggling with the social illiteracy though? Care to expand on that?0
