John Rowland wrote in message
:

Tom Anderson wrote:

I have at no point advocated renaming anything - i was merely
pointing out that for some people, the Empire was a Very Bad Thing,
and thus that celebrating it is a bit of a slap in the face to them.

I don't see how the title of a museum about war and weapons could
avoid upsetting anyone.

Well, i wouldn't rename anything (well, i would, but not because of
this - having two stations called Edgware Road is intolerable, for
example).

Since there are three huge roads called Edgware Road in London, and
none of them is actually in Edgware, having even one station called
Edgware Road is intolerable!

So you'd advocate renaming Oxford Street, York Way/Road and Liverpool Street
as well, would you?

I do agree that on the ground of cpnfusion, there should only be one station
with each name: Edgware Road, Shepherd's Bush and Hammersmith are candidates
for this rationalisation.

Martin Underwood wrote:
John Rowland wrote in message

Since there are three huge roads called Edgware Road in London, and
none of them is actually in Edgware, having even one station called
Edgware Road is intolerable!

So you'd advocate renaming Oxford Street, York Way/Road and Liverpool
Street as well, would you?

Oxford Street station was renamed a long time ago, and I do believe it
should be renamed again to St Giles. I am not aware of a station called York
Way, and renaming York Rd station would not pass a cost benefit analysis
these days.

As for Liverpool St, yes, it should be renamed, particularly since a number
of stations which have trains to London Liverpool St also have trains to
Liverpool Lime St.

cpnfusion

Huh? ;-)

there should only be one
station with each name: Edgware Road, Shepherd's Bush and Hammersmith
are candidates for this rationalisation.

I agree where the Shepherds Bushes are concerned because they are in quite
different places. I see no benefit in giving the Edgware Roads separate
names - I think they should both have the same name but a different one to
the one they have now. Hammersmith is fine - it's not the best interchange
on the map, but it isn't the worst either, and giving the stations different
names would only con people into avoiding interchanging there, thus wasting
their time and perhaps money.

John Rowland wrote:

Hammersmith is fine - it's not the best interchange
on the map, but it isn't the worst either, and giving the stations different
names would only con people into avoiding interchanging there, thus wasting
their time and perhaps money.

Like Bank/Monument?

I think it would be far better to make the names separate and put in
notations of distance to nearby stations much as Covent Garden has for
Leicester Square, and several stations have for nearby unconnected NR
stations.
--
Michael Hoffman

On Wed, 28 Feb 2007, John Rowland wrote:

Martin Underwood wrote:
John Rowland wrote in message

Since there are three huge roads called Edgware Road in London, and
none of them is actually in Edgware, having even one station called
Edgware Road is intolerable!

So you'd advocate renaming Oxford Street, York Way/Road and Liverpool
Street as well, would you?

Oxford Street station was renamed a long time ago, and I do believe it
should be renamed again to St Giles. I am not aware of a station called York
Way, and renaming York Rd station would not pass a cost benefit analysis
these days.

I dunno - the cost side would be quite small, as there aren't exactly a
lot of signs to change.

As for Liverpool St, yes, it should be renamed, particularly since a
number of stations which have trains to London Liverpool St also have
trains to Liverpool Lime St.

Okay. What to? And why not just rename Liverpool instead?

cpnfusion

Huh? ;-)

pwned!

there should only be one station with each name: Edgware Road,
Shepherd's Bush and Hammersmith are candidates for this
rationalisation.

I agree where the Shepherds Bushes are concerned because they are in quite
different places. I see no benefit in giving the Edgware Roads separate
names

"Meet you at the front of Edgware Road station at half past six."

- I think they should both have the same name but a different one to the
one they have now.

That seems uniquely perverse.

Hammersmith is fine - it's not the best interchange on the map, but it
isn't the worst either, and giving the stations different names would
only con people into avoiding interchanging there, thus wasting their
time and perhaps money.

I take it Hammersmith is an official out-of-station interchange. ISTR
that, surprisingly, the trip between the Edgware Roads isn't. Is that
right?

tom

--
packaheomg sogma's

On Feb 28, 2:34 pm, "John Rowland"
wrote:
Martin Underwood wrote:
John Rowland wrote in message

Since there are three huge roads called Edgware Road in London, and
none of them is actually in Edgware, having even one station called
Edgware Road is intolerable!

So you'd advocate renaming Oxford Street, York Way/Road and Liverpool
Street as well, would you?

Oxford Street station was renamed a long time ago, and I do believe it
should be renamed again to St Giles. I am not aware of a station called York
Way, and renaming York Rd station would not pass a cost benefit analysis
these days.

As for Liverpool St, yes, it should be renamed, particularly since a number
of stations which have trains to London Liverpool St also have trains to
Liverpool Lime St.

cpnfusion

Huh? ;-)

there should only be one
station with each name: Edgware Road, Shepherd's Bush and Hammersmith
are candidates for this rationalisation.

I agree where the Shepherds Bushes are concerned because they are in quite
different places. I see no benefit in giving the Edgware Roads separate
names - I think they should both have the same name but a different one to
the one they have now. Hammersmith is fine - it's not the best interchange
on the map, but it isn't the worst either, and giving the stations different
names would only con people into avoiding interchanging there, thus wasting
their time and perhaps money.



Following the examples of towns in Kent, the Hammersmith stations
should be renamed Hammersmith East and Hammersmith West. And the
Shepherds Bush stations should be renamed Shepherds Bush North and
Shepherds Bush South (take your pick which is which).