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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-22745677

Saw this article on the BBC website.

Whilst it will probably never come to fruition, does anyone have any amusing suggestions regarding renamings for stations and lines?

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On 2013\06\03 09:03, Paul wrote:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-22745677

Saw this article on the BBC website.

Whilst it will probably never come to fruition, does anyone have any amusing suggestions regarding renamings for stations and lines?


Branston's Piccadilly line
MB Games' Bakerloo Line
Jimmy Saville's Northern Northern Northern line

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In message , at
01:03:28 on Mon, 3 Jun 2013, Paul remarked:
does anyone have any amusing suggestions regarding renamings for stations and lines?

The "Metro" line.
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On 03/06/2013 11:51, Roland Perry wrote:

Paul remarked:

does anyone have any amusing suggestions regarding renamings for
stations and lines?

The "Metro" line.

Fifty years too late: The District Bank Line.

Gerry Cottle's Circle Line.

Rename Vauxhall as "Opel Station".

Grieg's Bakers Street.

Perhaps the Tolstoy estate would be interested in a Warren Peace Street.

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On Monday, 3 June 2013 09:03:28 UTC+1, Paul wrote:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-22745677 Saw this article on the BBC website. Whilst it will probably never come to fruition, does anyone have any amusing suggestions regarding renamings for stations and lines?

I suppose one of the stations at the eastern end of the District Line could be named Walford East, after the fictional station in Eastenders.

Or St Johns Wood could be renamed Abbey Road, after the well known zebra crossing.

Or Chelsea FC might wish to rename Fulham Broadway as Stamford Bridge

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On Jun 3, 12:22*pm, JNugent wrote:
Perhaps the Tolstoy estate would be interested in a Warren Peace Street.

Tee hee, nice!

PhilD

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On Monday, June 3, 2013 9:03:28 AM UTC+1, Paul wrote:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-22745677 Saw this article on the BBC website. Whilst it will probably never come to fruition, does anyone have any amusing suggestions regarding renamings for stations and lines?

I agree that it is a daft idea to rename stations and lines - it will confuse Londoners and tourists alike. A station name has to give some indication of the area that it is in, so that there is only a limited scope for renaming in any case.

Mind you Boris has said that Crossrail should be called the "Queen Elizabeth Line" today.

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On 2013-06-03 08:03:28 +0000, Paul said:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-22745677

Saw this article on the BBC website.

Whilst it will probably never come to fruition, does anyone have any
amusing suggestions regarding renamings for stations and lines?

Arsenal to change Arsenal to Emirates.

West Ham to change Upton Park to Olympic Park.

Osterley renamed Austerity.

Barons Court becomes Barons Caught.

E.

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Paul Corfield wrote:
On Mon, 3 Jun 2013 05:23:59 -0700 (PDT), Paul
wrote:

On Monday, June 3, 2013 9:03:28 AM UTC+1, Paul wrote:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-22745677 Saw this article
on the BBC website. Whilst it will probably never come to fruition,
does anyone have any amusing suggestions regarding renamings for stations and lines?

I agree that it is a daft idea to rename stations and lines - it will
confuse Londoners and tourists alike. A station name has to give some
indication of the area that it is in, so that there is only a limited
scope for renaming in any case.

Mind you Boris has said that Crossrail should be called the "Queen Elizabeth Line" today.

Funny I thought it was called Crossrail which is a very long standing
name which people seem to understand.

Is there any precedent for naming what is really a National Rail
service, albeit procured by TfL? Only LU has named lines.

Thameslink on NR

Boris's suggestion will simply become the "Queenie Tube" or "Lizzie
Line" or somesuch. The proposed name is too long - tube lines are
nearly always named with a single word (Victoria) or composite
(Bakerloo). East London had some geographic reasoning as did
Hammersmith and City although that's a recent invention.

Jubilee Line?

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In message , at 14:42:15 on
Mon, 3 Jun 2013, Paul Corfield remarked:

Is there any precedent for naming what is really a National Rail
service, albeit procured by TfL? Only LU has named lines.

err... Thameslink. Robin Hood Line...

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