"Graham Harrison" wrote in message
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"Basil Jet" wrote in message
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Is there a reason why this is not just billed as part of the Underground,
especially since it will soon have some deep tube bits? If the
Underground can include the Chesham branch, why not the North London
Line? Do staff at Gospel Oak station get paid less than staff at Chesham,
in which case keeping the Overground separate from the Underground is a
divide-and-conquer wheeze against the rail workers?



What is now called the "Overground" is actually part of "British Rail".
The government put those lines out to tender and "Overground" won it.
Therefore, it's not part of Tfl as such - for instance it works under
National Rail rules/signalling and passenger terms/conditions not LU.

And to make matters more complicated although (as I understand it) the
franchise is let to Tfl it's actually run for them by London Overground Rail
Operations Ltd (LOROL) which is owned half by Hong Kong Mass Transit Railway
and DB Regio.