"Willms" wrote in message

Am Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:30:54 UTC, schrieb "Recliner"
auf uk.railway :

I think the London 'Overground' needs a new brand that doesn't get
confused with other overground trains. The obvious one would be
'Metro'

No, I think that "London Overground" is perfect companion to "London
Underground", using more or less the same sign just in a different
color (orange instead of red).

Yes, it sounds logical, but as others have pointed out, it gets confused
with all the other non-underground railways in London


Calling it "Metro" would confuse overseas visitors who would take
that for what they know as "Metro" in their countries, and which in
London is called "Underground".

Yes, that's why I proposed some other, less confusing, name. In any
case, London already has the Metropolitan line, often called the Met.