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« on: March 26, 2025, 18:04:04 »

Let's see if my image system (shares the same database engine) is fully functional.   Just one pair each please

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« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2025, 18:19:02 »

2 Crystal Palace / The Windrush Line
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« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2025, 18:23:17 »

3.  South Hampstead, on the Lioness Line.
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« Reply #3 on: March 26, 2025, 18:33:58 »

4 - Barking Riverside (?)
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« Reply #4 on: March 27, 2025, 06:39:26 »

I travelled on five out of the six (by name) overground lines on Monday - still not familiar with the names but getting there.   Pictured:

1. To be identified

2. Crystal Palace on The Windrush Line - identified by Phil Wakely

3. South Hampstead, on the Lioness Line - identified by Chris from Nailsea

4. Barking Riverside on the [not stated] line - identified by eightonedee

5. To be identified

Not used nor pictured:

6. Can anyone tell me?

Trains on most of the lines fast and frequent and on all the lines modern and electric. Those that I knew to be timetabled were on time or within a couple of minutes, and connection to and from other bits of public transport worked well.  No problem finding a seat on any of them, though one train filled well beyond the seating capacity at an intermdiate station. Much to write about when all identified, but catching up here after the last 48 hours of meetings (2), server issues, and life in general.
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« Reply #5 on: March 27, 2025, 08:06:16 »

I think 5 might be Clapham Junction platform 2, as there is disused platform 1 to left.  I think it is Mildmay line
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« Reply #6 on: March 27, 2025, 08:46:23 »

1: Romford, Platform 1. Liberty Line
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« Reply #7 on: March 27, 2025, 11:23:16 »

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Sorry - I've looked it up - the Suffragette Line. Not sure I could have guessed that!
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« Reply #8 on: March 27, 2025, 11:36:34 »

Yet - Clapham Junction on the Mildmay Line, Romford on the Liberty Line, and the line to Barking Riverside is indeed the "Suffragette Line".  I too am having trouble with the names. Only the line out of Liverpool Street not visited and I will have to look up that name .... time will tell how well these become known just as we all know where the Jubilee, Bakerloo, Central and Circle (Teacup!) go.
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« Reply #9 on: March 27, 2025, 11:53:16 »

To be fair, I, too, had to look up Lioness Line.  Grin
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« Reply #10 on: Yesterday at 08:45:52 »

Travelled on and identified:
1. Romford on the Liberty Line - identified by Oxonhutch
2. Crystal Palace on The Windrush Line - identified by Phil Wakely
3. South Hampstead, on the Lioness Line - identified by Chris from Nailsea
4. Barking Riverside on the Suffragete  line - identified by eightonedee
5. Clapham Junction on the Mildmay line - identified by John D

Not used nor pictured:
6. the Weaver line, which is services out from Liverpool Street

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River Bus RB1, Barking River(side) to Surrey Docks Pier
Shanks Pony to Canada Water
Shanks Pony Crystal Palace to Gipsy Hill
Southern from Gipsy Hill to Clapham Junction
Shanks Pony from South Hampstead so Swiss Cottage
Jubilee line Swiss Cottage to Westminster
Shanks Pony Westinster to Lambeth Walk / Black Prince Road
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« Reply #11 on: Yesterday at 09:14:04 »

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Sorry - I've looked it up - the Suffragette Line. Not sure I could have guessed that!

In London there is much comment/amusement that what was previously collectively known as the Overground has been renamed and has had new (virtue) signalling installed!  Smiley
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« Reply #12 on: Yesterday at 11:21:02 »

In London there is much comment/amusement that what was previously collectively known as the Overground has been renamed and has had new (virtue) signalling installed!  Smiley

Loving the pun, but of course the lines are still collectively known as the Overground.  Much in the same way that the Bakerloo and Jubilee line etc. are collectively still known as the Underground.
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