Thread: Overground
View Single Post
  #66   Report Post  
Old September 18th 09, 10:50 AM posted to misc.transport.urban-transit,uk.railway,uk.transport.london
DW downunder DW downunder is offline
external usenet poster
 
First recorded activity at LondonBanter: Apr 2009
Posts: 135
Default Overground


"Recliner" wrote in message
...
"Willms" wrote in message

Am Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:00:32 UTC, schrieb 1506
auf uk.railway :

This is something I have wondered for some time. The Overground name
is contrived. The East London Line is a former Underground line
anyway.


It is marketing, and probably a good move.

This could create a brand for urban and suburban railways similar to
"S-Bahn" in Germany and German speaking countries, distinct from
"U-Bahn" resp. "Underground".


Yes, I think the London 'Overground' needs a new brand that doesn't get
confused with other overground trains. The obvious one would be 'Metro'
but that risks confusion with the Metropolitan line.

Wasn't that the purpose of "London Rail"?

DW downunder