Rename the London Overground lines

[Fambo Number Mive]

Yes, it's another Londoncentric transport thread.

Tfl will be setting aside £4m to look into renaming the London Overground lines:

Highbury & Islington to West Croydon/Clapham Junction/Crystal Palace
Richmond/Clapham Junction to Stratford
Gospel Oak to Barking Riverside
Euston to Watford Junction
Liverpool Street to Enfield Town/Cheshunt/Chingford
Romford to Upminster

To me it would seem logical to rename the first line the South London Line, the second the North London Line, the third the GOBLINEER, the fourth the Watford DC Line. The fifth and sixth lines are somewhat more difficult. Maybe the fifth line should be called the Enford Line (Enfield and Chingford) and the sixth just name the Havering line.

What would you rename the London Overground lines? Would you rename them after people? Londonist think one of the lines should be named after Harry Enfield:

Alternatively, the Liverpool Street line could be the Harry Enfield line, as it goes to Enfield, and you can get Harry from White HARt Lane and RectoRY Road (or from Tottenham player Harry Kane, in light of his recent goal record

Sorry for another Londoncentric transport thread but I'm not aware of any proposals to rename lines outside of London.

[BlodwynPig]

Harry Potter
Dr Who
Sherlock Holmes Strictly Come Dancing
etc

will attract tourists

[Shaxberd]

Line to Wimbledon better be called London Wombling Free to complete the set

[FeederFan500]

Euston to Watford Junction - Bakerloo AND MORE!!! - has to be said with enthusiasm on otherwise formal announcements

Otherwise take a leaf out of the Paris Metro book and take random historical figures and/or events.

Desmond Tutu
Agincourt
Gill Sans - by using the typeface you can sidestep the troublesome biographical details of the man who created it
Simon Bolivar
Ethelred the Unready

[Senior Baiano]

Liney McLineface

[Mr Banlon]

Line to Wimbledon better be called London Wombling Free to complete the set

The part of the District that goes from Edgware Rd to Wimbledon is called the Wimbleware. Not actually a portmanteau of it's destinations, but the drivers on that line really like The Lion Sleeps Tonight by Tight Fit.

[Russ L]

They should be named after famous Londoners.

Samuel Pepys
Chas
Dave
Danger Mouse
Madonna
Mickey Pearce

[Fambo Number Mive]

I do wonder if a couple of lines should be named after famous republicans to balance out the jubille line and the elizabeth line.

The Benn Line?

[Fambo Number Mive]

The lines have now been renamed: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-68296483

Quite like the choices.

[seepage]

Cocaine
Daily Express [Heathrow]
Lebedev
Crypto.com
Foodbank

[Elderly Sumo Prophecy]

Cunt 1
Cunt 2
Cunt 3
Cunt 4
Keith Chegwin

[The Mollusk]

Brewdog Line

[shoulders]

Disease Line

[Mr Vegetables]

Thin Blue Line
Fat Blue Line
Mcvitie's: Transport Digested
Chessington Line of Adventures

[Captain Z]

The Olympics Opening Ceremony Line
The Germany 1-5 England Line
The Emma Raducanu Ready To Bounce Back From Injury Line

[Senior Baiano]

Crazy Frog Happyslap Line

[Huxleys Babkins]

Glitter Line - to celebrate London's vibrant LGBTQ+ community
Harris Line - to celebrate cockney rhyming slang
Savile Line - to celebrate high quality clothing retailers
King Line - to celebrate our interim monarch
Langham Line - to celebrate the internationally-renowned five star hotel
Binns Line - to celebrate the lads who tirelessly work to remove refuse from our streets

[idunnosomename]

Paedophile Line - to celebrate our hard-working paedophiles

[Average Comedy Enjoyer]

Paula Radcliffe line (brown)

[Senior Baiano]

The Pistorious line, in honour of Oscar P competing in both the 2012 olympics and paralympics

[FeederFan500]

OP delivers... passengers to their station of choice.

[Fambo Number Mive]

The Burma Line
The Blankety Blank Line
The Gin Line
The Keightly Line
The Captain Sir Tom Moore Line
The Scott Line

[jobotic]

Wine O'clock Line

Live Laugh Line

[Captain Z]

My other line is an HS2

[Ferris]

Big One, Fast One, Shit One.

Consumers will appreciate the honesty.

[Glebe]

Underground, overground, wobbling free.

[idunnosomename]

The banter line

[Cleveland Steamer]

The Wanking Snail
Hairy Chuff Puff
"if your on this train your a wanker"
Rimfart To Cuckmental
Wrist Action
The Lenny Henry Show

[Senior Baiano]

Liney McLineface

[shoulders]

Wasteman