In message , Mait001
writes
"Overground Network" - just how stupid do the operators (whoever they happen to
be this week, as opposed to last week and next week) think we are.

Maybe they are Wombles fans?
--
Roland Perry

In article , Mait001
writes
Or, even worse, replaced with an ugly new facile logo I have seen defacing
stations around London: "Overground Network". I have to confess, the first few
times I saw this ugly"ON" logo I thought it was an advert for a new mobile
'phone company (e.g. "Orange Network")!

Wouldn't it be better to call it the S-bahn? It's a term understood
over large parts of continental Europe; a short term, easy to read on
signs.

--
Clive Page

Wouldn't it be better to call it the S-bahn? It's a term understood
over large parts of continental Europe; a short term, easy to read on
signs.

--
Clive Page



Yes, let's change our official language to German as well!

No doubt it's what our European masters have in store for us at some future
date.....

Marc.

On 08 Feb 2004 16:52:31 GMT, (Mait001) wrote:

Wouldn't it be better to call it the S-bahn? It's a term understood
over large parts of continental Europe; a short term, easy to read on
signs.

--
Clive Page



Yes, let's change our official language to German as well!

No doubt it's what our European masters have in store for us at some future
date.....

You might want to wipe the froth from your mouth when you've finished
your rant....
--
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(Mait001) wrote the following in:


Clive Page wrote:
Wouldn't it be better to call it the S-bahn? It's a term
understood over large parts of continental Europe; a short term,
easy to read on signs.

No, because then you would get people saying "The damn hun are
invading! Let's kill those bosche *******s! The EU is trying to take
over our brave and noble country! God save the Queen!"

Yes, let's change our official language to German as well!

No doubt it's what our European masters have in store for us at
some future date.....

See what I mean?

--
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The Hutton Report is a whitewash! Long live the BBC!

Crime is confusing.

"Clive Page" wrote in message
...

Wouldn't it be better to call it the S-bahn? It's a term
understood over large parts of continental Europe;

But not in England! Using the green German S logo is a good idea, but it
should stand for something English, like "The Suburban".

--
John Rowland - Spamtrapped
Transport Plans for the London Area, updated 2001
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acro...69/tpftla.html
A man's vehicle is a symbol of his manhood.
That's why my vehicle's the Piccadilly Line -
It's the size of a county and it comes every two and a half minutes

"John Rowland" wrote in message
...
"Clive Page" wrote in message
...

Wouldn't it be better to call it the S-bahn? It's a term
understood over large parts of continental Europe;

But not in England! Using the green German S logo is a good idea, but it
should stand for something English, like "The Suburban".

'the sub'

nice and snappy like

'the tube'

logo:

http://images.google.de/images?hl=de...=N&tab=wi&meta

sort of southern green too!

--
Mark

In article , (Clive Page) wrote:

Wouldn't it be better to call it the S-bahn? It's a term understood
over large parts of continental Europe; a short term, easy to read on
signs.

Since it's German (more correctly S-Bahn), surely it's only used in Germany,
Austria and Switzerland. Paris has its RER, perhaps other continental cities
have the equivalent with appropriate local names.

--
Peter Beale

"Peter Beale" wrote in message
o.uk...
In article ,
(Clive Page) wrote:

Wouldn't it be better to call it the S-bahn? It's a term understood
over large parts of continental Europe; a short term, easy to read on
signs.

Since it's German (more correctly S-Bahn), surely it's
only used in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Paris has its RER, perhaps other continental cities
have the equivalent with appropriate local names.

Copenhagen has the S-tog.

Incidentally, the S in S-Bahn does not stand for surface, suburban or any
equivalent German term. It stands for "Stadt" (city) and relates to the way
an S-Bahn is funded and owned. ISTR the funding arrangements and/or
ownership of an S-Bahn and a U-Bahn are different, and whether a line is
considered to be part of the U-Bahn or the S-Bahn is dependent on its
funding arrangement and/or ownership, and not on whether it is above or
below ground. Therefore calling part of our NR network an "S-Bahn" would
probably mislead Germans rather than enlighten them. I'd like clarification
on the above points from someone...

--
John Rowland - Spamtrapped
Transport Plans for the London Area, updated 2001
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acro...69/tpftla.html
A man's vehicle is a symbol of his manhood.
That's why my vehicle's the Piccadilly Line -
It's the size of a county and it comes every two and a half minutes

On Tue, 10 Feb 2004 22:56 +0000 (GMT Standard Time),
(Peter Beale) wrote:

In article , (Clive Page) wrote:

Wouldn't it be better to call it the S-bahn? It's a term understood
over large parts of continental Europe; a short term, easy to read on
signs.

Since it's German (more correctly S-Bahn), surely it's only used in Germany,
Austria and Switzerland.

Unless there is a well-hidden Vaduz S-Bahn :-)

Paris has its RER, perhaps other continental cities
have the equivalent with appropriate local names.

Copenhagen has S-Tog, which I think is something similar. I've heard
the phrase "Brussels RER" used to describe plans for that city.

--
Arthur Figgis Surrey, UK