On Wed, 11 Aug 2010 22:24:23 +0100, "Paul Scott"
wrote:
"Bruce" wrote in message
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On Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:42:40 +0100, Neil Williams
wrote:
On Wed, 11 Aug 2010 10:26:19 -0700 (PDT), Neal
wrote:

I personally think it should be branded as part of and integrated into
the Crossrail system rather than 'Thameslink' so that we move to a
more Paris style - Metro / RER (Tube / Crossrail).

I suppose that fits with the branding, as Crossrail would then have a
network in the shape of a cross.

Or, you could call Thameslink "First Capital Connect" and Crossrail
"Second Capital Connect".

The Chelsea-Hackney route would be "Third Capital Connect".

Or how about Thameslink as it is, the ELL as Thameslink East, and the WLL
as Thameslink West.


"Fourth Capital Connect" and "Fifth Capital Connect", please!


Thameslink for up/down, and Crossrail for left/right. (Er that might be
left/right ish - in the case of Chelney)...


That would be too logical. It might actually help people. ;-)

Seriously, though, what about Line 1, Line 2, Line 3 etc..? The
numbers would differentiate our "RER" from our "Metro".

Crossrail and Thameslink are non-intuitive. We already have lots of
"cross London railways", for example the Central, Piccadilly, Northern
and Victoria lines. We already have several "cross Thames links"
including the ELL, WLL, DLR and Northern Line. We have Underground
lines with names and colours, so how about giving the overground/heavy
rail lines numbers?

Just a thought.