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Naming the London Overground Lines | TfL (madeby.tfl.gov.uk)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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TfL have announced official names and colours for the Overground lines:

We’re giving the lines on the London Overground names that celebrate London’s wonderful and varied cultural heritage. In this blog post, we tell you all about the names, the stories behind them and when the changes will come into effect.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Yeah, it's a bit vague, really. Named after both the concept of freedom and the... medieval municipal administrative unit?