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Sherrif John Bunnell Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Trainspotters and the anti-woke brigade have united in seething at some train lines being given names. Out of principle, I will refuse to ever use the Lioness line. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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A Diamond For Me Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 50 minutes ago, Sherrif John Bunnell said: Trainspotters and the anti-woke brigade have united in seething at some train lines being given names. Out of principle, I will refuse to ever use the Lioness line. Calling it "Windrush line" when folk from that generation are dying without compensation for the awful and illegal way they've been treated by the government is peak Britain. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velo army Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Aye it's all a bit cringey. While it can be tempting to laugh at folk getting angry at "wokeness" I find myself more on their side with this as it's so half arsed and patronising. Lioness is a fucking shite name as is Suffragette. Pankhurst Line would sound class and also grounds you in London. As said above "Windrush" is dreadful given the association most have with that word is of people being detained and deported. It feels like these lines were named by an algorithm. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiegoDiego Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Can't wait for the Edinburgh tram lines to be named (although obviously will first have to wait decades for them to be built). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Back Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 1 hour ago, velo army said: Aye it's all a bit cringey. While it can be tempting to laugh at folk getting angry at "wokeness" I find myself more on their side with this as it's so half arsed and patronising. Lioness is a fucking shite name as is Suffragette. Pankhurst Line would sound class and also grounds you in London. As said above "Windrush" is dreadful given the association most have with that word is of people being detained and deported. It feels like these lines were named by an algorithm. Why would Pankhurst line ground you in London. She was from Manchester wasn't she? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 (edited) Simultaneously cringeworthy and hilarious given every existing line is geographic - or named for a female monarch? Most likely the committee wanted to name all 6 for social / political causes... hence Windrush, Suffragettes, Mildmay (the hospital Princess Diana visited) and Lionesses... but suffered a crisis of overconfidence so swerved for Weavers - which makes a kind of sense - and biscuit taking Liberty "to reference the historical independence of the people of the borough of Havering". So fiercely separatist are the citizens of a borough nobody's ever heard of (seemingly Romford is the principal town) they abandoned for Essex their status as a liberty way back in 1888-1892; while the noble borough itself originates millennia ago centuries ago from 1965. 1 hour ago, DiegoDiego said: Can't wait for the Edinburgh tram lines to be named (although obviously will first have to wait decades for them to be built). Perhaps: Telephone Line in honour of Edinburgh-born inventor Alexander Graham Bell Fault Line in honour of Hutton's Unconformity in Holyrood Park Ben Line in honour of the Leith shipping company Thin Red Line in honour of the redcoats of Edinburgh Castle Forward Line in honour of the Famous Five Washing Line in honour of the working women of the drying greens Coke Line in honour of the film Trainspotting Toe the Line in honour of politicians in the City Chambers and Scottish Parliament Stay in Line in honour of the queues for the buses Edited February 15 by HibeeJibee 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 37 minutes ago, HibeeJibee said: Simultaneously cringeworthy and hilarious given every existing line is geographic - or named for a female monarch? Most likely the committee wanted to name all 6 for social / political causes... hence Windrush, Suffragettes, Mildmay (the hospital Princess Diana visited) and Lionesses... but suffered a crisis of overconfidence so swerved for Weavers - which makes a kind of sense - and biscuit taking Liberty "to reference the historical independence of the people of the borough of Havering". So fiercely separatist are the citizens of a borough nobody's ever heard of (seemingly Romford is the principal town) they abandoned for Essex their status as a liberty way back in 1888-1892; while the noble borough itself originates millennia ago centuries ago from 1965. Perhaps: Telephone Line in honour of Edinburgh-born inventor Alexander Graham Bell Fault Line in honour of Hutton's Unconformity in Holyrood Park Ben Line in honour of the Leith shipping company Thin Red Line in honour of the redcoats of Edinburgh Castle Forward Line in honour of the Famous Five Washing Line in honour of the working women of the drying greens Coke Line in honour of the film Trainspotting Toe the Line in honour of politicians in the City Chambers and Scottish Parliament Stay in Line in honour of the queues for the buses The Weaver line is actually for the immigrants Mildmay is actually for The Gays, not Diana Liberty line does just seem like they ran out of ideas (and colour) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 12 minutes ago, Miguel Sanchez said: The Weaver line is actually for the immigrants Mildmay is actually for The Gays, not Diana Liberty line does just seem like they ran out of ideas (and colour) What a shite name the Liberty Line is. Gospel Oak to Barking is already the Goblin line. Just keep it and say its to remember Boris or something 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Cannae believe they never went for the Captain Tom memorial line the lefty woke snowflakes strike again 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velo army Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 4 hours ago, Left Back said: Why would Pankhurst line ground you in London. She was from Manchester wasn't she? Aye as I was writing that I was sure she wasn't from London, but there's definitely a statue of her somewhere (Serpentine?Hyde Park?) notable in London so I do tend to associate her more with there. Thanks for the info as that was annoying me for a bit . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 3 hours ago, Miguel Sanchez said: Liberty line does just seem like they ran out of ideas (and colour) Or possibly the continued existence of liberty is a grey area? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Joe Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 5 hours ago, DiegoDiego said: Can't wait for the Edinburgh tram lines to be named (although obviously will first have to wait decades for them to be built). Leith ones are fairly obvious: The Albert Kidd line The Gardyloo line 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedEd Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 1 hour ago, velo army said: Aye as I was writing that I was sure she wasn't from London, but there's definitely a statue of her somewhere (Serpentine?Hyde Park?) notable in London so I do tend to associate her more with there. Thanks for the info as that was annoying me for a bit . It's in Westminster, close to the Houses of Parliament. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 (edited) 5 hours ago, HibeeJibee said: Simultaneously cringeworthy and hilarious given every existing line is geographic - or named for a female monarch? Most likely the committee wanted to name all 6 for social / political causes... hence Windrush, Suffragettes, Mildmay (the hospital Princess Diana visited) and Lionesses... but suffered a crisis of overconfidence so swerved for Weavers - which makes a kind of sense - and biscuit taking Liberty "to reference the historical independence of the people of the borough of Havering". So fiercely separatist are the citizens of a borough nobody's ever heard of (seemingly Romford is the principal town) they abandoned for Essex their status as a liberty way back in 1888-1892; while the noble borough itself originates millennia ago centuries ago from 1965. Perhaps: Telephone Line in honour of Edinburgh-born inventor Alexander Graham Bell Fault Line in honour of Hutton's Unconformity in Holyrood Park Ben Line in honour of the Leith shipping company Thin Red Line in honour of the redcoats of Edinburgh Castle Forward Line in honour of the Famous Five Washing Line in honour of the working women of the drying greens Coke Line in honour of the film Trainspotting Toe the Line in honour of politicians in the City Chambers and Scottish Parliament Stay in Line in honour of the queues for the buses Cymbe line : in honour of the city’s theatrical history Trampo line: in honour of the more bouncy members of the city’s vagrant community Made line : en honneur de temps perdu Edited February 15 by topcat(The most tip top) 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thistle_do_nicely Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 (edited) 9 hours ago, Sherrif John Bunnell said: Trainspotters and the anti-woke brigade have united in seething at some train lines being given names. Out of principle, I will refuse to ever use the Lioness line. The Brand Line: celebrating Russell Brands indefatigable contribution to broadcasting & public discourse The Bright Line: celebrating cult hero from Cockney classic The Football Factory, the iconic Billy "ITS FACKIN MILLWALL" Bright The de Menezes Line: celebrating our world class Met Police commitment to protecting public safety The Albarn Line: PARKLIFE The Ingram-Moore Line: 9% of all fares on this line are donated to The Hannah-Ingram Moore Foundation, set up in honour of Britains innovative and aspirational middle classes. Edited February 15 by Thistle_do_nicely 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiegoDiego Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 1 hour ago, topcat(The most tip top) said: Made line : en honneur de temps perdu Giving this a Charles just so folk know I get the highbrow reference. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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