Antje
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Post by Antje on Sept 18, 2023 22:04:38 GMT
When and where can I have my say about the line names? I'm kinda lost because the TfL consultation hub has no entry on the subject.
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Chris M
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Post by Chris M on Sept 19, 2023 0:15:54 GMT
AIUI they're only consulting travellers in person, so you have to be in the right place at the right time. No, I don't know when or where that is.
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Post by goldenarrow on Sept 19, 2023 0:22:45 GMT
There is no public consultation in the traditional sense for this project. Over the summer the design agency DNCO has been conducting research through vox pops, community groups and cultural institutions located across the Overground network in addition to drawing from museum archives, published material and online sources (including this forum). This is then condensed into a framework of themes against which to generate names. Details as to what has been decided on will be publicly announced towards the end of the year.
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Post by spsmiler on Sept 19, 2023 19:19:22 GMT
I await the new names with trepidation.
No doubt they will be inclusive (etc) but does does not mean logical, appropriate, meaningful or easy to remember.
By way of example, I would not like to see the Euston - Watford service renamed back to Harlequin.
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trainwizard
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Post by trainwizard on Sept 19, 2023 20:01:14 GMT
Over the summer the design agency DNCO has been conducting research through ... online sources (including this forum).
Hi DNCO and TfL! By the way, Goblin sounds like an amazing name, doesn't it? Who doesn't love Goblins? Maybe you should name one of the overground lines Goblin - how about that one from Gospel Oak to Barking Riverside. It's an amazing acronym: Gospel Oak to Barking riverside LINe. Don't we all love clever acronyms! You can make a cute Goblin mascot, and put it on posters, make merch for the Transport Museum, get some YouTubers to make videos. Goblins are an underrepresented minority, and many discriminatory tropes exist about this wonderful species - wouldn't you want to be inclusive to these unique creatures? And Goblins are green; what an amazing way to highlight TfL's commitment to clean energy! Can we just keep the Goblin Line? Please???🥺 |
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Post by trt on Sept 23, 2023 11:23:08 GMT
Hobbits.
But the thing is the service in the other direction would be a nilbog.
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Post by orienteer on Sept 24, 2023 16:45:17 GMT
Well they don't have loos....
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