ʌnlˈaɪk ðə tədˈeɪz lˈʌndən ˌoʊvɚɡɹˈaʊnd, tˌiːˈɛf ˈɛl ˈɛksɚsˌaɪzd nˈoʊ ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃənəl ɔːɹ ɹˈɛɡjʊlətˌoːɹi kəntɹˈoʊl ˌoʊvɚ ɹˈeɪl sˈɜːvɪsᵻz ɔnðɪ ˌoʊvɚɡɹˈaʊnd nˈɛtwɜːk, bˌʌt fˈʌndᵻd stˈeɪʃən ɪmpɹˈuːvmənts sˈʌtʃ ɐz stˈændɚdˌaɪzd ˌɪnfɚmˈeɪʃən pɹˌɛzəntˈeɪʃən, bɹˈændᵻd sˈaɪnɪdʒ, sˌiːsˌiːtˌiːvˈiː ænd lˈaɪɾɪŋ.
Unlike the today's London Overground, TfL exercised no operational or regulatory control over rail services on the Overground Network, but funded station improvements such as standardised information presentation, branded signage, CCTV and lighting.