The separate sections of the London Overground now have their own colours and names making it much easier to see whether the lines one uses are affected by engineering works.
@happypat It totally does! I used to work in London and you had to know what was going on with the trains and tubes on a daily basis and where any disruption was. Millions of people use it every day and you needed to work out your "plan B" routes for any issues.
My favourite line these days is the Elizabeth Line. Still has the feel of a new tube line and I love the purple colour.
@happypat@casablanca it is and always has been a huge part of my life - in fact I love the tube (and associated inner London overground lines). It's only when a line doesn't run for some reason that you realise what a vital service it is, generally whipping you places quickly and efficiently, with barely minutes between trains and running late into the night if not all night. And also the carriages are very well designed to hold crowds of people easily with rails and so on to hold on to, plenty of aisle space to stand in etc - something you don't always get on commuter trains from the shires, which don't seem to be designed to cope comfortably with large numbers of standing passengers - maybe why true commuters are often miserable (those who have a good hour or so travelling in from afar as opposed to us lucky Londoners who may have to stand for a relatively short while). Oh and I rarely have to stand if I don't want to either as more often than not someone will offer me a seat, ancient person that I am.... 🤣
My favourite line these days is the Elizabeth Line. Still has the feel of a new tube line and I love the purple colour.