London Mayor Mocked Over Woke Train Line Names
16th February 2024
Users of London’s famous rail network will soon be forced to think of Britain’s racial, feminist, and LGBT history whenever they step on an Overground train.
The six lines that make up the Overground network—suburban rail services, not to be confused with the Underground—are “fondly” known collectively as the “Ginger Line.” But Transport for London (TfL), the local government body responsible for the city’s transport networks, chaired by Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan, last August set about renaming them. Khan promised this scheme in 2021 and said it was aimed at making the network easier to navigate. The new names, unveiled this week, reveal another, far more political motive.