'We need trains that run on time, not a woke history lesson': Commuters slam Sadiq Khan's 'shamelessly political' £6million revamp of London Overground lines to give them names like 'Suffragette' and

Sadiq Khan today faced a furious backlash from outraged commuters and MPs who branded his £6.3million London Overground revamp 'predictable woke liberal nonsense'. London Mayor Sadiq Khan unveils the new Overground lines at Highbury and Islington today The new Lioness, Mildmay, Windrush, Weaver, Suffragette and Liberty lines on the Overground London Overground rail lines are being given individual names and colours in a major overhaul London Mayor Sadiq Khan unveils the new Overground lines at Highbury and Islington today The overhaul will require one of the biggest changes in the history of the capital's Tube map London Mayor Sadiq Khan unveils the new Overground lines at Highbury and Islington today Mayor of London Sadiq Khan joins other representatives during a visit to Highbury and Islington station in North London to announce the new Overground line names The Mayor said today that the cash was 'within the TfL budget already set aside', and the change would make it 'really easy' to get across the 113 Overground stations. From the Lioness to the Windrush line: What the London Overground's six new names mean Here is the full description from TfL about the new Overground line names: The Lioness line: Euston to Watford Junction 'The Lioness line, which runs through Wembley, honours the historic achievements and lasting legacy created by the England women's football team that continues to inspire and empower the next generation of women and girls in sport. Diane and Ed Stanley said they felt renaming the Overground was a 'total waste of money' A sign for the new Windrush line which was unveiled by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan today The new Overground network map which was unveiled by London Mayor Sadiq Khan today Passengers waiting to alight the London Overground at Stratford - soon to be renamed the Mildmay line - condemned the rebranding. The new Overground network map has been published today ahead of its rollout in autumn A sign for the new Mildmay line which was unveiled by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan today 'So it's been a long process, we've been engaging with customers, communities, people across our city.