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On 17 Sep, 12:39, "Basil Jet"
wrote: Sim wrote: 5. I think the intention is to create a kind of S-Bahn, to take the German model. The Underground, of course, is the U-Bahn. I believe the fundamental difference between a U-Bahn and an S-Bahn is that people who are unhappy with the U-Bahn should try to kick the mayor out of the Rathaus, whereas people who are unhappy with the S-Bahn should try to get rid of the Chancellor over in Bonn. This distinction doesn't really seem to be the case with the Overground. It depends on how fundamental political control is to this particular discussion. I have to confess it wasn't at the top of my mind! In the past London suburban railways were the responsibility of the Big Four/BR/National Rail franchisees+Network Rail, whereas now the emphasis is being changed by Overground. The intention was to move within-London local rail services away from National Rail to the London mass transit authority -- i.e. TfL. As I said, I think it's more logical on balance and also more logical than the German situation as you describe it too. The rest is branding. They prefer S- Bahn and U-Bahn, we prefer Overground and Underground. Both are clear enough for me. There is also no doubt that TfL, assisted of course by substantial budgets, is transforming the Overground service and stations compared to the rather dismal Silverlink days. Considering that the passenger service on the NLL (more properly the NLR now) was included in Beeching's list of closures in 1963, we have come quite a long way. |
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