Willms wrote:
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).

But it confuses the public, who for a long time have called all
non-Underground/DLR services "overground", even the services which the
authorities have not now officially called "Overground".

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".

Whereas Overground confuses locals.

Maybe they should have tried S-something, if that could be got past the
"my grandad didn't fight the boche for the trains to be called..."
brigade. Tell them it's Danish, or something.

--
Arthur Figgis Surrey, UK