I appreciate that this video has a lot of real world footage and maps! Definitely more interesting to watch than the talking head style in some of the other videos.
The Crossrail’s Elizabeth Line isn’t as great as vast majority of people think; for example there are far too many station-stops along the route for it to be considered a lot quicker than using the Underground. Prior to the opening, the outer ends of the route were National Rail branch lines, later incorporated into the Elizabeth Line, a lot of those stations had very little passenger usage. I can understand why the need for a branch to Reading, as Reading is a hub for tech firms and so Reading is an up and coming area. There was no need for a Elizabeth Line branch to Heathrow as Heathrow already has the Heathrow Express from Paddington. Most of the stations between Reading and Southall hardly see much passenger traffic, if there were far fewer stations on the Reading branch the Elizabeth Line service would have been so much faster. The same goes for the Shenfield branch, most of the stations on the Shenfield branch should not have been covered by the Elizabeth Line, in doing so would have made the Elizabeth Line faster. Considering the above points, and the fact that TfL is made up of university graduates, it’s utterly shocking that such highly educated employees can make utterly stupid decisions; just goes to prove that having a university Degree doesn’t necessarily make one intelligent.
Great video, but I think the label for Tottenham Court Road @ 11:51 is incorrect - it looks like it's where the Bond Street station is, rather than at the intersection of the Elizabeth line and Northern line (charing cross branch).
I really like this deep dive format into the station, the architecture is very impressive so I’m very happy to be able to see all stations properly! I’d love to see more like this! :)
Agreed! I think this is most detailed overview of the stations and architecture that I’ve seen on YT so far - especially Reece’s coverage on Canary Wharf
WIth most of the central stops having separate entrances at each end of the platfroms, perhaps that will spread the passenger load to an extent, hence requiring no more than three escalators for each individual entrance.
Damn those stations are GORGEOUS. If they ever build the Interborough Express in New York I hope they take a few leads out of London’s book. This is what a 21st century hybrid subway/commuter rail aught to look like. Great video as always.
I find it so touching to see how thoughtfully and carefully it was designed-- when you mention the tight planning of the tottenham station and line, and how it had to skirt prior development barely a meter on some sides, it really brings out how much thought went into this, and how determined they were to make this work. in a less motivated context, they would have scrapped it for that problem alone. Love this.
The reason for platform edge doors on the underground section is due to air management. The underground stations are air-conditioned and without the doors trains entering the station would upset the airflow due to the piston effect. The above ground stations are not air-conditioned so platform edge doors aren’t needed.
The times I've been on the London Underground and the trains and platforms are just swampy and hot feeling... hopefully these platforms are a lot more relaxing then.
You’ve made me a happy Canadian Reece!! So proud to have Canadian coverage on this opening (can’t let Geoff have all the fun!) As my relatives live in the west end of London, journeys from Heathrow will be less of a hassle :) (at least when the Shenfield trains can connect through the tunnel)
I think one of the things that makes it feel otherworldly is the lack of ads, especially in the deep level stations, and I for one absolutely love that I can see more of the engineering and design and less random sploges of colour thanks to some massive ad that goes from the platform to the ceiling
@ExpertCoder14 not only from fares and taxes, but from increased productivity in the entire economy as a result of people being able to get where they need to be more quickly.
I feel like an idiot lol! I saw you on the train this morning and my brain just couldn't place where I knew you from! Glad you are enjoying it! I love how quiet they are as well, you aren't deafened by the curves and breaks in the tunnels like on the other tube lines.
I think the Central Line between Mile End and Stratford has the most deafening squeals as far as underground transport. While Bombardier has annoyed me in the past, I think they have done a great job with the class 345s. Beautiful running in the tunnels
@@Maxo11x lol! My relatives live within walking distance of Newbury Park (Devonshire Road) I used the Central Line often when visiting. Maybe that explains why I can’t hear my wife when she asks me to do the laundry……
I went on it today about 10 hours after it opened and it was definitely a step up from any other UK trains I've been on with the exception of the Eurostar (but that doesn't really count). Bravo to everyone who worked on it.
You need to try out the UK main line trains more! The Elizabeth line trains are Metro style, hard seats metro layout plan and no toilets. The trains that serve the main main lines are faster (125 MPH) have toilets, not much improved seats but at least they are not metro plan layout.
Welcome to Sunny London. (Well it was sunny when I went out this morning so I didn't bother taking a coat or umbrella. And got drenched. Such is life in The Old Country!)
Dude I was walking around charring cross and it was nice and sunny and I literally look down for 5 seconds and it’s pouring!!! I got wet during the 5 seconds it took to put on my rain jacket
Amazing to see you being able to cover an opening of such a massive transit project internationally on person after discovering you channel during the lockdown days!
I have been working for testing CrossRail driver interface HMI/DMI with the different signalling systems. I am glad the trains are finally running in the central part.
The big volumous spacious underground stations aren't just for aesthetics. It's also to keep the internal environment stable. Imagine during rush hour, 5000 people stuck in an underground station and somehow there are delays or even a fire. If those stations were small, they would turn into a sauna really quick.
Metro ligne 14 has slightly smaller light panels in the same place but, since they run a mix of short and long trains, when a short train is scheduled the lights above the end doors that are not going to open turn red. Great for letting you know what door to use, but has the unfortunate effect of making the platform look like a tunnel to hell.
Massively appreciate all the filming, script writing and editing it took to make this video not to mention flying to the other side of the world! This new line genuinely looks world leading and something other cities need to aspire to.
Came across this video whilst trying to find the most convenient way to get from Heathrow to Spitalfields, but i don’t think I’m experienced enough to understand the massive amount of information given over a few minutes….I remember seeing the construction work for CrossRail downtown London in 2018 and wondering when it would be operational…now I am returning to London and have the opportunity to ride this line..I am so excited! I hope I can figure it out as most of the people commenting on this video seem to have a much higher comfort level with all the mass transit available in London. Bravo to the builders and to the City for continuing to make London attractive and functional.
I visited the line when it first opened. What really struck me was the massive size of the stations underground. Especially compared to other tube stations.
An excellent review of a long awaited new railway. I recall plans for this being made public in 1979 although I understand it has been under consideration even longer.
Canary Wharf is named for the sea trade with the Canary Islands rather than the birds, and the birds are named after the islands. Not the other way around. The islands themselves are named after dogs, and considering Canary Wharf is on the Isle of Dogs....decorating the station with dogs would've made more sense. My great grandma was from the Canary Islands so it's instinct to bring up the name origin whenever anything Canary-related is mentioned. And Train Daddy Byford saw the Elizabeth Line's completion through....seeing the line finally opening, can't help but think about the projects he left behind when he left the MTA that keep getting delayed. Imagine an alternate timeline where Andrew Cuomo didn't have his way...we would've gotten a perfect subway. Alas, Cuomo didn't listen to his suggestions to give the city's transportation the transformation it needs. It took the MTA until (checks notes) *2022* to even realize the platforms need doors, it took people dying to realize that...and here is the Elizabeth Line with platform doors
Sadly yeah it was especially crazy when that women was thrown into the rails on purpose by some sicko. I hope the IBX line will have safety barriers when they open . -But I highly doubt it with it being mostly above ground.
The platform edge doors are not a new thing in London - the Jubilee Line Extension (opened in 1999) was fitted with them from the start and the recent Northern Line Extension (opened last year) was fitted with provision for them to be added, but since the line isn't capable of working with them yet they weren't standard issue. Surprised they haven't made it across the pond at all, though...
Nice vid! BTW, the reason for the huge separation at Tottenham Court Road is because there's a massive chasm in the middle to facilitate interchange with Crossrail 2, if that ever gets built (currently it's indefinitely shelved).
I'm delighted that you were able to make it to London for the opening of the Elizabeth Line. I've become strangely addicted to your coverage of the world's urban rail systems over the past couple of years, which transcend mere technical inventory through your passion for the purpose of public transport: connecting people, making cities livable, and fostering prosperity. The breadth and depth of your content is impressive, and also very well produced. Your channel is unique on the platform (no pun intended), and what you have achieved, as a young TH-camr with limited resources, is truly remarkable. So it's only right that you were able to be here to document this auspicious moment in London's history. Enjoy the rest of your trip - I hope you manage to get away from editing videos and have some fun while you are here!
Great video - I was with a group that rode the line today between Paddington and Abbey Wood , visiting every station... the system is truly stunning visually and will definitely be a popular alternative to the Tube!
Saw you on Jagos vid few mins ago - do you guys all hang around in virtual world, only springing into the real world when something interesting happens?? Excellent vid, with as usual, brilliant exposition of the context, while filming and derailing each stop - thank you!!
It's gorgeous 😍 (coming from transit starved America 😢). It's like the Apple Store of transportation. haha. I remember seeing the construction on my last trip to London in 2018 and wondering what the heck this Cross Rail thing was and then reading up on it, thinking it's brilliant. We can use something like this in NYC/NJ (where I visit and take transit a lot), no? I have never been on the RER so I don't know exactly know the feeling of using one of these kinds of lines.
Somehow they manage to come up with (final cost) $27 billion for this project. In the US you can barely get the word infrastructure out of your mouth before they start yelling fraud and let someone else pay for it etc, then complain everything is outdated..
@@mediterraneanworld It does seem that way. It seems like the same pattern over and over again. If something is not paying it's own way in America, then it is a "waste" or "drain" on the car drivers. And yet, the drivers want to ignore all the subsidies that receive.
@@jpg3702 and what's more, the public does like good public transport and use it - this is like many other issues like health care that get derailed by interest groups and politicians.
As an overseas student at London University between 1975 and 1984 I loved using the Tube and boasted to my relatives that I could never get lost in London - as long as I could find the nearest station, I could always find my way back to my bedsit. I hope that this line, and the Tube in general, will be used heavily, given the rise in fuel prices. I also hope that small shops can sprout up at stations all along the line, to the benefit of all. I’d love to go back to London and use this line.
This has indeed been a special day, not only for the Bizzie Lizzie Line (props to whoever mentioned this in Jago's video earlier), but for the YT stars aligning: RMT, Jago, and Geoff. I wonder if the 'muscles' from B1M, The Tim Traveller and Tom Scott were along for the ride somewhere?
I was really expecting Fred (or at least his muscles) to pop up somewhere with all that infrastructure to savour… Tom is probably off visiting a fridge the size of a football stadium, or a place where no one can hear you scream, or something like that 😅
Nice to see you in my home city Reece! Really glad that you got to be involved in a part of a piece of London's history. I really hope you enjoyed yourself!
I want to say (but I'm not sure that I should) the Elizabeth Line is Marmaray of London because it connects existing lines via an underground tunnel and operates much like a commuter service. Also, both lines were proposed nearly a hundred years ago and experienced many delays. I hope the Elizabeth Line positively change London's public transportation like Marmaray did in İstanbul. Best wishes for the Elizabeth Line! And thank you Reece, for videos.
There are many tunnels in Europe which work like that, connecting existing urban lines with commuter train service. Madrid, Zurich, Milan, Munich, Berlin, Turin...
@@urbanfile3861 I don't think you can compare the transport challenges of small cities like Zurich, Turin, Munich or Milan with those of cities the size of London or especially Istanbul. There may be tunnels, but it is always going to be less challenging to do work like this in small cities with less ground to cover.
Had the opportunity to take the Elizabeth line after a night out and I was blown away! It felt so refreshing! Compared to the tube it was like I could finally breath again and I felt relaxed. Tottenham court road looked so big😅
I hope you spend your time in England touring the various transit lines (underground, overground, DLR, GWR, buses, ferries, etc.) in and around London and maybe venture out of the city a bit...
@@thetimelapseguy8 Hmmm. Now that crossrail is done us northerners are now asking when can we get such a thing. Ngl if theres 1 line that can be a good investment is one going between liverpool and york via manchester and leeds.
amazing that 5 minute headways are reduced service. In America 5 minutes is STATE OF THE ART and the best metros are very very rarely less than that :((((. North American transit executives need to be required to travel to Europe and learn from competent people/ experts.
those same north american executives should probably also travel to parts of Asia as well, even being a european myself, I can't deny that Asia does very well at metro services and similar
Wasn't Andy Byford (Commissioner for TfL) ran out of the MTA by political operatives in NYC? You need a collective political will to bring your public infrastructure up to scratch. Sending a few executives to ride trains in Europe and Asia won't solve anything.
@@katbryce Very true, sometimes the train behind pulls in while you're still walking to the exit. For that reason, it's sometimes actually quicker to miss the train already on the platform and use those 100 seconds to walk to where the exit will be at your destination station.
Crossrail is maybe the gold-stansard of what transit should be. Great rolling stock, great stations, great service, only drawback is accessibility for disabled passengers outside of central London I think however, even as a Londoner, it's kind of hard to be 'excited' about this project as this same kind of scale project should exist, outside of london. This project on its own really adds to the idea that London is seperate to the rest of the country. Similar scale projects should be connecting Manchester-Liverpool-Leeds etc
We were doing OK, until about the time of World War I, when things like electrification of the railways just kind of stopped. We have had this awful thing with our government, where they don't want to invest in the future of raiiilways and then we keep hanging onto obsolite trains (as we did with Pacers) because nobody wants to buy "diesel trains that will be replaced by electric trains in a few years". Crossrail, itself, was delayed for decades. At one point the safeguarding of the route was costing Londoners a million pounds per year. (That's a million pounds per year to not build Crossrail.) Other projects, that got considered...and then rejected...have soaked up a lot of public money from the local authorities that backed them. And that leaves those local authorities unable to constantly put forward alternative plans. So the can always ends up getting kicked down the road for a few more decades. We badly need a rolling program of electrification...and a rolling program of step free access (and that's proper step free access, as with the 777 trains that come down to platform height)...and we need to "Crossraiil" our way under every large city in the UK.
Sadly, it's likely that due to the sheer number of people in London and its staggeringly high contribution to the country's GDP, that even giant schemes like this deliver a far higher return on investment than even very modest schemes elsewhere. It sometimes feels as though when the real budget is set, London takes first bite, then the rest of the country has to fight over the scraps that remain. For example, the Coventry to Leamington line had all its overbridges raised in the 1980s in anticipation of electrification, which has been repeatedly postponed ever since and still hasn't happened yet: while the rebuilt intermediate station at Kenilworth was planned for twin track, but the reinstatement of the second track has been postponed, leaving one full size platform and an isolated stub platform serving a blank space where the second track should be.
@@oskarsrode2167 Because they are existing stations (often built hundred years ago) and have to serve all sorts of other train services and rolling stock.
You hinted you might be in London for this opening. I am glad you were. Best Elizabeth Line vid I have seen. I bet you will be busy documenting all sorts of rail in that little burg.
*Seeing all the white tunnel designs, can't help but think of both Star Wars...a long time ago on a metro line far, far away. And the city of Ashgabat, Turkmenistan and how every building there is white because of the Italian marble. It looks like a metro they'd build* And regarding Tottenham Court Road: The reason the platforms are so far apart is because of an interchange that would be built for Crossrail 2. The project is currently shelved since November 2020 as part of a deal for emergency funding with the British government
I like how i love now where near London, let alone in the same continent but is still excited for new modes of transportation in London because of Jay Foreman's Unfinished London Series
The word from a friend of mine out at Abbey Wood, speaking as a commuter, is entirely positive about the new line. Much less travel time into central London. And, I like the moquette. Welcome to London, Reece! The weather will be better soon, probably :)
Fantastic, Reese! Whilst I knew you'd cover the story, I didn't realise you'd actually be here! Anyway so was I and I was indeed impressed, although there had been a few previews so I knew what to expect. Funnily enough I did spot Mr Marshall at Paddington and was lucky to bump into the "Hidden London Hangouts" team at Woolwich... we had a brief but interesting chat. The Elizabeth Line is certainly a game-changer for transport in London and, although the underground station designs might be described as understated, they are very classy IMHO. All in all a fantastic day out for me and BTW welcome to the UK!
Really good video! Looking forward to getting back into London and having a look around myself. I looooove the look of Canary Wharf in particular, but I think the entire line is going to cement itself as a transit design icon, in the same way the older lines have. It's been a long time coming, and it's well worth it. Also, I hope you get to see some of the sights before you head home! Might as well enjoy yourself whilst you're here
I just got back from my post-evening-rush-hour tour of the line and wow, what an experience! I love it already! So smooth and incredibly quiet in the stations too
In the unlikely event that you run out of subjects, I'd love to see a video about the Rotterdam metro! It's both bigger and older than the Amsterdam Metro.
Awesome video dude, and welcome to London! Just an FYI your screenshot of tottenham court road at 11:52 is actually where bond street is. TCR is at the interchange of the northern (black) line the next stop to the right on the map
I find it so cool that the MTR corporation operates the Elizabeth line. As a Hong Konger I often take advantage of our metro system, and I’m so glad that the MTR is sharing their expertise with other parts of the world.
@@robocop581 Dont take it that literally, I was just cheekily insinuating that the Hong Kong metro was built by the British using the know how of the London Underground Transport system, which is basically the same thing as TFL.
Great summation video. As you didn't mention it, Farringdon is one stop away on Thameslink from St Pancras / Kings Cross complex with access to a huge amount of national rail, tube and Eurostar. And Canary Wharf was already otherworldly enough, before Crossrail, to be a location in Rogue One.
The line directly serves all terminals at Heathrow Airport. Changing onto Thameslink at Farringdon can get you to Gatwick Airport and Luton Airport Parkway Stations. The latter requires a short bus ride to the airport terminal, but this is soon to be replaced by something better. Changing at Liverpool Street onto the Stanstead Express from the main station will get you to Stanstead Airport, though the Interchange walk is longer than I would like to have seen. You can also change at Liverpool Street onto a Southend train which will call at Southend Airport Station, though changing at Stratford provides a shorter walk between these services. Finally, taking the Elizabeth Line to Woolwich, then a short walk to Woolwich Arsenal Station, then a two stop ride on the DLR will get you to London City Airport Station; that’s all six of London’s airports covered.
It's been Geoffs biggest video, Jago Hazzards biggest video and your biggest video. I begin to understand the magnitude of what has opened in London there.
I think this is the best video I've seen so far showcasing and explaining the Elizabeth line to anyone unfamiliar with the Crossrail project. Thanks and you've got a new subscriber.
Great video, good summary of all the stations. Something happened to the dot for Tottenham Court Road on the graphics at 11:50, you've placed this at Bond St's location...
Reece,You are 2h10 from Paris with the Eurostar... I hope you will come after London... Line 14 extended and 2 extensions are waiting for you (M4 south and M12 north on May 31 for the latter).😉
@@imaduckinspace8138 yes ..M12 north the 05/31/22....T13 in July ,T12 probably end year....2023 RER to Nanterre and M11 to East ,Rosny (with new 5 cars set trains).
Wow, excellent video! This line defines the term World Class.. it looks phenomenal while offering its riders time savings and a futuristic environment. WTG London!
Brilliant video Reece. I still can’t believe you flew across the Atlantic to come to London for this but it’s great to see you’ve come here to experience it! I sadly wasn’t out on the network today as I have A level exams on Thursday and Friday but I might have to check it out Friday afternoon lol. I can’t wait a whole month until exams are over 🤣
Whitechapel is my favorite station, the concourse above the tracks is so cool! But Farringdon is also quite cool, and it will the buisiest national rail station in London (by the number of trains) when the full Service is running
I think it’s important to remember just how much of a step change that north/south and east/west transit has got in London as a result of both the Elizabeth line and Thameslink. Sure, Thameslink isn’t as glamorous- but 24tph connecting north and south isn’t to be sniffed at either. Farringdon will have 48tph mainline services - the busiest station in the UK!
The purple colour was chosen because it is one of the only ‘spare’ colours left on the tube map. The decision to name it after the queen was a very late one, much later than the purple colour was chosen
I do love the running between the roads between Woolwich and Custom House as it follows the allignment of the old North Woolwich line which was underused. While it saddens me that there is no new station for the Silvertown/North Woolwich area, it excites me that the formerly underused line should hopefully find some new use.
Brilliantly done Sir and Very informative, I did the journey on Crossrail starting at Abbey Wood on the first Crowded train this Morning through to Paddington then back to Custom House where I got the DLR back to Canning Town and Home. BTW I Hate Châtelet Station in Paris, so long and busy and that Travelator 😱
So last night I went for a ride on Crossrail it is realy great - such an improvement on the Northern Line!! It is so interesting to hear a North American view about Crossrail, particularly the comments about "Transit-oriented development" around stations, it is not something that is used here in a seporate way - most new development in London could be described as being transit posative. Town Planning in the UK operates on a case by case basis without zoning like in the USA and Canada, this has allowed for more mixed development, particularly as London has been constrained since the 1940s with a "Green-Belt" reulting in higher desities particularly over the last 20 years or so.
TFL still doesnt take it to its max potential though (and when they do you get the Nimbys whingeing on about "over-development") its the reason why Tokyo and Hong Kong transit systems make a profit.
Excellent stuff. Informative and entertaining. BTW you mentioned the London weather at 6:59 but didn't mention that Sydney has close to twice London's rainfall per annum!
Thanks for the video. We are going back to London the first week of June. We take the Paddington Express to get to London from the airport and from there on to Whitechapel through the underground, where we stay. This time, we will certainly try the Elizabeth line!
They should have just called it "Elizabeth Rail". Congratulations from germany for the opening, it's a beautiful piece of infrastructure! I'm so happy for you people over there!
Great Video and the stations are fantastic BUT present a gargantuan cleaning challenge to keep them looking pristine. When I visited I noticed dirt and grime already building up on the horizontal gaps between the wall panels.
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Hi Reece, welcome to the UK, come up north to Manchester while you're in the area! I would be so happy to show you around and put you up ☺️
I appreciate that this video has a lot of real world footage and maps! Definitely more interesting to watch than the talking head style in some of the other videos.
why is the s-train video made private?
Welcome to Europe, Reece. Any plans to visit other European cities after London?
The Crossrail’s Elizabeth Line isn’t as great as vast majority of people think; for example there are far too many station-stops along the route for it to be considered a lot quicker than using the Underground. Prior to the opening, the outer ends of the route were National Rail branch lines, later incorporated into the Elizabeth Line, a lot of those stations had very little passenger usage. I can understand why the need for a branch to Reading, as Reading is a hub for tech firms and so Reading is an up and coming area. There was no need for a Elizabeth Line branch to Heathrow as Heathrow already has the Heathrow Express from Paddington. Most of the stations between Reading and Southall hardly see much passenger traffic, if there were far fewer stations on the Reading branch the Elizabeth Line service would have been so much faster. The same goes for the Shenfield branch, most of the stations on the Shenfield branch should not have been covered by the Elizabeth Line, in doing so would have made the Elizabeth Line faster. Considering the above points, and the fact that TfL is made up of university graduates, it’s utterly shocking that such highly educated employees can make utterly stupid decisions; just goes to prove that having a university Degree doesn’t necessarily make one intelligent.
They've managed such a perfect modern/futuristic look with this line, it's minimalist and sleek without looking boring and soulless!
Well summarized!
It's gorgeous
He didn't visit the Soho station which I think is my favourite station on the new line
@@ramanshah7627 its actually paid for by london!
@@ramanshah7627 theyve already paid. its built. its going to start paying back to the taxpayers soon when its fully opened.
Excellent stuff! I can't believe I didn't make the canaries/yellow/Canary Wharf connection...
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I'm here from your video!
Reece looked a bit shy on his cameo appearance on your video
@@philipdeacon5186 I noticed that too!
I imagine that dogs would be more etymologically relevant.
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Great video, but I think the label for Tottenham Court Road @ 11:51 is incorrect - it looks like it's where the Bond Street station is, rather than at the intersection of the Elizabeth line and Northern line (charing cross branch).
@@DanielSchramm yes, we also noticed that
I really like this deep dive format into the station, the architecture is very impressive so I’m very happy to be able to see all stations properly! I’d love to see more like this! :)
Agreed! I think this is most detailed overview of the stations and architecture that I’ve seen on YT so far - especially Reece’s coverage on Canary Wharf
You should check out Geoff Marshal for his in-depth guide to each station during the following days. 1 day per station
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WIth most of the central stops having separate entrances at each end of the platfroms, perhaps that will spread the passenger load to an extent, hence requiring no more than three escalators for each individual entrance.
A great in-depth synopsis of this new line! Looking forward to riding it myself!
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Damn those stations are GORGEOUS. If they ever build the Interborough Express in New York I hope they take a few leads out of London’s book. This is what a 21st century hybrid subway/commuter rail aught to look like. Great video as always.
Travelled on the new section three times today, and I can confirm it is absolutely phenomenal! Welcome to London and the UK, Reece.
I find it so touching to see how thoughtfully and carefully it was designed-- when you mention the tight planning of the tottenham station and line, and how it had to skirt prior development barely a meter on some sides, it really brings out how much thought went into this, and how determined they were to make this work. in a less motivated context, they would have scrapped it for that problem alone. Love this.
The reason for platform edge doors on the underground section is due to air management. The underground stations are air-conditioned and without the doors trains entering the station would upset the airflow due to the piston effect. The above ground stations are not air-conditioned so platform edge doors aren’t needed.
I was going to say something similar, you've saved me the trouble 🤓
The times I've been on the London Underground and the trains and platforms are just swampy and hot feeling... hopefully these platforms are a lot more relaxing then.
Was delighted to see a preview of you in Jago Hazard’s video earlier today, so great to see this - and glad you made it here for the opening! ☺️
Came here looking for the reverse though, disappointed :p
One day I will discover who Jago really is!
@@fndjfgsdk I kept trying to check the reflections, but he was quite sneaky with the angles 😅
You’ve made me a happy Canadian Reece!! So proud to have Canadian coverage on this opening (can’t let Geoff have all the fun!) As my relatives live in the west end of London, journeys from Heathrow will be less of a hassle :) (at least when the Shenfield trains can connect through the tunnel)
As a new Canadian from southeast London with my family still walking distance to abbey wood, seeing it covered by a Canadian was fun!
@@runningfromabear8354 welcome to Canada my friend !
And the stocks r built by Bombardier! Yea!
@@leojei in my opinion they are one of Bombardier’s best EMUs. They sound really nice in the tunnels.
@@japanesetrainandtravel6168 Ohhh that's very cool to know, thanks!
I think one of the things that makes it feel otherworldly is the lack of ads, especially in the deep level stations, and I for one absolutely love that I can see more of the engineering and design and less random sploges of colour thanks to some massive ad that goes from the platform to the ceiling
Shifty adverts will follow soon , you wait
@ExpertCoder14 not only from fares and taxes, but from increased productivity in the entire economy as a result of people being able to get where they need to be more quickly.
@ExpertCoder14 Fares are their largest source of revenue - + congestion charge + grants + and yes ads and commercial space.
I feel like an idiot lol! I saw you on the train this morning and my brain just couldn't place where I knew you from! Glad you are enjoying it! I love how quiet they are as well, you aren't deafened by the curves and breaks in the tunnels like on the other tube lines.
it's not a tube line :D
@@asheiou or is it? DUN DUN DUUUUUN
I think the Central Line between Mile End and Stratford has the most deafening squeals as far as underground transport. While Bombardier has annoyed me in the past, I think they have done a great job with the class 345s. Beautiful running in the tunnels
@@japanesetrainandtravel6168 I'm sorry I'm still deaf from traveling often Newbury park - Holborn throughout the years.... I can't hear you xD
@@Maxo11x lol! My relatives live within walking distance of Newbury Park (Devonshire Road) I used the Central Line often when visiting. Maybe that explains why I can’t hear my wife when she asks me to do the laundry……
I am blown away by how fast you have got this out.
You must be exhausted
You deserve all the success you are enjoying with this channel
I went on it today about 10 hours after it opened and it was definitely a step up from any other UK trains I've been on with the exception of the Eurostar (but that doesn't really count). Bravo to everyone who worked on it.
You need to try out the UK main line trains more! The Elizabeth line trains are Metro style, hard seats metro layout plan and no toilets. The trains that serve the main main lines are faster (125 MPH) have toilets, not much improved seats but at least they are not metro plan layout.
@@barrieshepherd7694 He's probably referring more about the cleanliness and lack of wear.
Welcome to Sunny London. (Well it was sunny when I went out this morning so I didn't bother taking a coat or umbrella. And got drenched. Such is life in The Old Country!)
Dude I was walking around charring cross and it was nice and sunny and I literally look down for 5 seconds and it’s pouring!!! I got wet during the 5 seconds it took to put on my rain jacket
Amazing to see you being able to cover an opening of such a massive transit project internationally on person after discovering you channel during the lockdown days!
I have been working for testing CrossRail driver interface HMI/DMI with the different signalling systems.
I am glad the trains are finally running in the central part.
The big volumous spacious underground stations aren't just for aesthetics. It's also to keep the internal environment stable. Imagine during rush hour, 5000 people stuck in an underground station and somehow there are delays or even a fire. If those stations were small, they would turn into a sauna really quick.
Those large lighting panels above the platform doors are a brilliant idea! Really helps makes it feel like there is natural light in the station.
Metro ligne 14 has slightly smaller light panels in the same place but, since they run a mix of short and long trains, when a short train is scheduled the lights above the end doors that are not going to open turn red. Great for letting you know what door to use, but has the unfortunate effect of making the platform look like a tunnel to hell.
One has 85kg. I fit hundreds of them at Bond Street.
Massively appreciate all the filming, script writing and editing it took to make this video not to mention flying to the other side of the world! This new line genuinely looks world leading and something other cities need to aspire to.
Thanks for your efforts, Reece! It's great to see it explained to a non- Londoner, and compared to other systems.
I was watching Jago Hazzard’s video and was quite surprised but happy to see you!
Loved this video!! Very nice job :)
How! How did you make such a comprehensive video in so little time?!? This is incredible! Nicely done Reece
Impressive, isn't it?
You should be thanking me
thank you@@PutsOnSneakers
@@yannisl8259 🙏
Came across this video whilst trying to find the most convenient way to get from Heathrow to Spitalfields, but i don’t think I’m experienced enough to understand the massive amount of information given over a few minutes….I remember seeing the construction work for CrossRail downtown London in 2018 and wondering when it would be operational…now I am returning to London and have the opportunity to ride this line..I am so excited! I hope I can figure it out as most of the people commenting on this video seem to have a much higher comfort level with all the mass transit available in London. Bravo to the builders and to the City for continuing to make London attractive and functional.
I visited the line when it first opened. What really struck me was the massive size of the stations underground. Especially compared to other tube stations.
London looks like a great place to visit! Even more so for the transit architecture
you only just realised?
yea definitely
It really is! I've had so much fun using all of the different modes!
An excellent review of a long awaited new railway. I recall plans for this being made public in 1979 although I understand it has been under consideration even longer.
We all love you, Reece. Thank's for this comprehensive video of all the new stations!
Canary Wharf is named for the sea trade with the Canary Islands rather than the birds, and the birds are named after the islands. Not the other way around. The islands themselves are named after dogs, and considering Canary Wharf is on the Isle of Dogs....decorating the station with dogs would've made more sense. My great grandma was from the Canary Islands so it's instinct to bring up the name origin whenever anything Canary-related is mentioned.
And Train Daddy Byford saw the Elizabeth Line's completion through....seeing the line finally opening, can't help but think about the projects he left behind when he left the MTA that keep getting delayed. Imagine an alternate timeline where Andrew Cuomo didn't have his way...we would've gotten a perfect subway. Alas, Cuomo didn't listen to his suggestions to give the city's transportation the transformation it needs. It took the MTA until (checks notes) *2022* to even realize the platforms need doors, it took people dying to realize that...and here is the Elizabeth Line with platform doors
Sadly yeah it was especially crazy when that women was thrown into the rails on purpose by some sicko.
I hope the IBX line will have safety barriers when they open .
-But I highly doubt it with it being mostly above ground.
The platform edge doors are not a new thing in London - the Jubilee Line Extension (opened in 1999) was fitted with them from the start and the recent Northern Line Extension (opened last year) was fitted with provision for them to be added, but since the line isn't capable of working with them yet they weren't standard issue. Surprised they haven't made it across the pond at all, though...
Wow! An overseas on-location shoot! Good job as always Reece!
Nice vid! BTW, the reason for the huge separation at Tottenham Court Road is because there's a massive chasm in the middle to facilitate interchange with Crossrail 2, if that ever gets built (currently it's indefinitely shelved).
I'm delighted that you were able to make it to London for the opening of the Elizabeth Line. I've become strangely addicted to your coverage of the world's urban rail systems over the past couple of years, which transcend mere technical inventory through your passion for the purpose of public transport: connecting people, making cities livable, and fostering prosperity. The breadth and depth of your content is impressive, and also very well produced. Your channel is unique on the platform (no pun intended), and what you have achieved, as a young TH-camr with limited resources, is truly remarkable. So it's only right that you were able to be here to document this auspicious moment in London's history. Enjoy the rest of your trip - I hope you manage to get away from editing videos and have some fun while you are here!
Makes me appreciate Sydney Metro even more, and the up-to-date world class it has.
Great video - I was with a group that rode the line today between Paddington and Abbey Wood , visiting every station... the system is truly stunning visually and will definitely be a popular alternative to the Tube!
Saw you on Jagos vid few mins ago - do you guys all hang around in virtual world, only springing into the real world when something interesting happens?? Excellent vid, with as usual, brilliant exposition of the context, while filming and derailing each stop - thank you!!
Took the train on the first day Paddington to Farringdon - this line is AMAZING ❤️ 🇬🇧
Amazing work Reece!! I'm sure you had a great time. Thanks for the quick upload!!!
It's gorgeous 😍 (coming from transit starved America 😢). It's like the Apple Store of transportation. haha. I remember seeing the construction on my last trip to London in 2018 and wondering what the heck this Cross Rail thing was and then reading up on it, thinking it's brilliant. We can use something like this in NYC/NJ (where I visit and take transit a lot), no? I have never been on the RER so I don't know exactly know the feeling of using one of these kinds of lines.
Somehow they manage to come up with (final cost) $27 billion for this project. In the US you can barely get the word infrastructure out of your mouth before they start yelling fraud and let someone else pay for it etc, then complain everything is outdated..
@@mediterraneanworld It does seem that way. It seems like the same pattern over and over again. If something is not paying it's own way in America, then it is a "waste" or "drain" on the car drivers. And yet, the drivers want to ignore all the subsidies that receive.
@@jpg3702 and what's more, the public does like good public transport and use it - this is like many other issues like health care that get derailed by interest groups and politicians.
"The thing that can make a transit sceptic a transit believer" Sure is! This is a game changer for London. For real.
As an overseas student at London University between 1975 and 1984 I loved using the Tube and boasted to my relatives that I could never get lost in London - as long as I could find the nearest station, I could always find my way back to my bedsit. I hope that this line, and the Tube in general, will be used heavily, given the rise in fuel prices. I also hope that small shops can sprout up at stations all along the line, to the benefit of all. I’d love to go back to London and use this line.
This has indeed been a special day, not only for the Bizzie Lizzie Line (props to whoever mentioned this in Jago's video earlier), but for the YT stars aligning: RMT, Jago, and Geoff. I wonder if the 'muscles' from B1M, The Tim Traveller and Tom Scott were along for the ride somewhere?
I am watching as many as I can to try and work out who Jago is lol
I was really expecting Fred (or at least his muscles) to pop up somewhere with all that infrastructure to savour…
Tom is probably off visiting a fridge the size of a football stadium, or a place where no one can hear you scream, or something like that 😅
@@ap9970 Jago Hazzard. Check out his channel!
Nice to see you in my home city Reece! Really glad that you got to be involved in a part of a piece of London's history. I really hope you enjoyed yourself!
I want to say (but I'm not sure that I should) the Elizabeth Line is Marmaray of London because it connects existing lines via an underground tunnel and operates much like a commuter service. Also, both lines were proposed nearly a hundred years ago and experienced many delays.
I hope the Elizabeth Line positively change London's public transportation like Marmaray did in İstanbul. Best wishes for the Elizabeth Line! And thank you Reece, for videos.
There are many tunnels in Europe which work like that, connecting existing urban lines with commuter train service. Madrid, Zurich, Milan, Munich, Berlin, Turin...
At least the building of the Elizabeth line didn't involve closing existing services (Banliyo Treni) for years like the Marmaray did.
@@urbanfile3861 I don't think you can compare the transport challenges of small cities like Zurich, Turin, Munich or Milan with those of cities the size of London or especially Istanbul. There may be tunnels, but it is always going to be less challenging to do work like this in small cities with less ground to cover.
Had the opportunity to take the Elizabeth line after a night out and I was blown away! It felt so refreshing! Compared to the tube it was like I could finally breath again and I felt relaxed. Tottenham court road looked so big😅
I hope you spend your time in England touring the various transit lines (underground, overground, DLR, GWR, buses, ferries, etc.) in and around London and maybe venture out of the city a bit...
If he spends his time in London, he hasn't even been to England imo
@@PiousMoltar Bristol, Cardiff, Leeds etc have a lot in common with London, except the public transit, monuments and house prices.
@@thetimelapseguy8 Hmmm.
Now that crossrail is done us northerners are now asking when can we get such a thing.
Ngl if theres 1 line that can be a good investment is one going between liverpool and york via manchester and leeds.
@@davidty2006 Are you thinking high speed rail? Because there is already existing railway lines in that corridor.
@@thetimelapseguy8 mhm
amazing that 5 minute headways are reduced service. In America 5 minutes is STATE OF THE ART and the best metros are very very rarely less than that :((((. North American transit executives need to be required to travel to Europe and learn from competent people/ experts.
those same north american executives should probably also travel to parts of Asia as well, even being a european myself, I can't deny that Asia does very well at metro services and similar
Wasn't Andy Byford (Commissioner for TfL) ran out of the MTA by political operatives in NYC? You need a collective political will to bring your public infrastructure up to scratch. Sending a few executives to ride trains in Europe and Asia won't solve anything.
The Victoria line has a 100 second headway, which in practice means the next train is entering the platform almost before the previous one has left.
@@thecockerel86 It was the State Governor Cuomo he fell out with.
@@katbryce Very true, sometimes the train behind pulls in while you're still walking to the exit. For that reason, it's sometimes actually quicker to miss the train already on the platform and use those 100 seconds to walk to where the exit will be at your destination station.
Your videos always never fail to impress! Thank you for making such an in depth video in such a small amount of time! Thanks Reece!
Crossrail is maybe the gold-stansard of what transit should be. Great rolling stock, great stations, great service, only drawback is accessibility for disabled passengers outside of central London
I think however, even as a Londoner, it's kind of hard to be 'excited' about this project as this same kind of scale project should exist, outside of london. This project on its own really adds to the idea that London is seperate to the rest of the country. Similar scale projects should be connecting Manchester-Liverpool-Leeds etc
We were doing OK, until about the time of World War I, when things like electrification of the railways just kind of stopped.
We have had this awful thing with our government, where they don't want to invest in the future of raiiilways and then we keep hanging onto obsolite trains (as we did with Pacers) because nobody wants to buy "diesel trains that will be replaced by electric trains in a few years".
Crossrail, itself, was delayed for decades. At one point the safeguarding of the route was costing Londoners a million pounds per year. (That's a million pounds per year to not build Crossrail.)
Other projects, that got considered...and then rejected...have soaked up a lot of public money from the local authorities that backed them. And that leaves those local authorities unable to constantly put forward alternative plans. So the can always ends up getting kicked down the road for a few more decades.
We badly need a rolling program of electrification...and a rolling program of step free access (and that's proper step free access, as with the 777 trains that come down to platform height)...and we need to "Crossraiil" our way under every large city in the UK.
Why is there no level boarding outside central London?
Sadly, it's likely that due to the sheer number of people in London and its staggeringly high contribution to the country's GDP, that even giant schemes like this deliver a far higher return on investment than even very modest schemes elsewhere. It sometimes feels as though when the real budget is set, London takes first bite, then the rest of the country has to fight over the scraps that remain.
For example, the Coventry to Leamington line had all its overbridges raised in the 1980s in anticipation of electrification, which has been repeatedly postponed ever since and still hasn't happened yet: while the rebuilt intermediate station at Kenilworth was planned for twin track, but the reinstatement of the second track has been postponed, leaving one full size platform and an isolated stub platform serving a blank space where the second track should be.
@@oskarsrode2167 platform heights are too low
@@oskarsrode2167 Because they are existing stations (often built hundred years ago) and have to serve all sorts of other train services and rolling stock.
This metro line is a new monument for the city. It's awesome.
You hinted you might be in London for this opening. I am glad you were. Best Elizabeth Line vid I have seen. I bet you will be busy documenting all sorts of rail in that little burg.
*Seeing all the white tunnel designs, can't help but think of both Star Wars...a long time ago on a metro line far, far away. And the city of Ashgabat, Turkmenistan and how every building there is white because of the Italian marble. It looks like a metro they'd build*
And regarding Tottenham Court Road: The reason the platforms are so far apart is because of an interchange that would be built for Crossrail 2. The project is currently shelved since November 2020 as part of a deal for emergency funding with the British government
Crossrail 2 desperately needs to happen. Northern Line is incredibly overburdened, and London doesn't have enough north-south line
The tunnelling at Tottenham Court Road is amazing...threading it through the eye of a needle with such accuracy
I like how i love now where near London, let alone in the same continent but is still excited for new modes of transportation in London because of Jay Foreman's Unfinished London Series
I really love how passionate Reece is about Transit. inspiring tbh
The word from a friend of mine out at Abbey Wood, speaking as a commuter, is entirely positive about the new line. Much less travel time into central London. And, I like the moquette.
Welcome to London, Reece! The weather will be better soon, probably :)
Fantastic, Reese! Whilst I knew you'd cover the story, I didn't realise you'd actually be here! Anyway so was I and I was indeed impressed, although there had been a few previews so I knew what to expect. Funnily enough I did spot Mr Marshall at Paddington and was lucky to bump into the "Hidden London Hangouts" team at Woolwich... we had a brief but interesting chat. The Elizabeth Line is certainly a game-changer for transport in London and, although the underground station designs might be described as understated, they are very classy IMHO. All in all a fantastic day out for me and BTW welcome to the UK!
Really good video! Looking forward to getting back into London and having a look around myself. I looooove the look of Canary Wharf in particular, but I think the entire line is going to cement itself as a transit design icon, in the same way the older lines have. It's been a long time coming, and it's well worth it.
Also, I hope you get to see some of the sights before you head home! Might as well enjoy yourself whilst you're here
I just got back from my post-evening-rush-hour tour of the line and wow, what an experience! I love it already! So smooth and incredibly quiet in the stations too
God, I've only ever used the subways in Berlin, Munich and Heidelberg, this is just a whole other level.
In the unlikely event that you run out of subjects, I'd love to see a video about the Rotterdam metro! It's both bigger and older than the Amsterdam Metro.
I’ve seen Jago’s I’ve seen Reece’s and Geoff’s all in one day. My days been complete. Now I’m just waiting for a futuristic movie set there!
Don't forget JenOnTheMove. ☺
@@telhudson863 I JUST now heard of her will def check her out!
Awesome video dude, and welcome to London! Just an FYI your screenshot of tottenham court road at 11:52 is actually where bond street is. TCR is at the interchange of the northern (black) line the next stop to the right on the map
Beautiful! It's mind-blowing what we can create!
I honestly still can't believe you flew over for this, bro. Sick one 😁
Oh and sorry for our awkward interaction at Paddington 😳
the station by station shots and graphics are super interesting 👍
Can’t wait for your crossover with Geoff Marshal!!!
The purple aesthetic is just 👌
I find it so cool that the MTR corporation operates the Elizabeth line. As a Hong Konger I often take advantage of our metro system, and I’m so glad that the MTR is sharing their expertise with other parts of the world.
I think you will find that MTR got its expertise from TFL originally ;)
@@suburbia2050 How can that be? MTR built the initial HK rail line in 1979. TFL was established in 2000
@@robocop581 Dont take it that literally, I was just cheekily insinuating that the Hong Kong metro was built by the British using the know how of the London Underground Transport system, which is basically the same thing as TFL.
Fantastic video! Those stations are gorgeous, and I really like the way-finding throughout the tunnels.
Great summation video.
As you didn't mention it, Farringdon is one stop away on Thameslink from St Pancras / Kings Cross complex with access to a huge amount of national rail, tube and Eurostar.
And Canary Wharf was already otherworldly enough, before Crossrail, to be a location in Rogue One.
The line directly serves all terminals at Heathrow Airport. Changing onto Thameslink at Farringdon can get you to Gatwick Airport and Luton Airport Parkway Stations. The latter requires a short bus ride to the airport terminal, but this is soon to be replaced by something better. Changing at Liverpool Street onto the Stanstead Express from the main station will get you to Stanstead Airport, though the Interchange walk is longer than I would like to have seen. You can also change at Liverpool Street onto a Southend train which will call at Southend Airport Station, though changing at Stratford provides a shorter walk between these services. Finally, taking the Elizabeth Line to Woolwich, then a short walk to Woolwich Arsenal Station, then a two stop ride on the DLR will get you to London City Airport Station; that’s all six of London’s airports covered.
I did not expect to see this video on your channel today! I really admire your dedication to fly to the UK to cover this. Great job!!
It's been Geoffs biggest video, Jago Hazzards biggest video and your biggest video.
I begin to understand the magnitude of what has opened in London there.
I think this is the best video I've seen so far showcasing and explaining the Elizabeth line to anyone unfamiliar with the Crossrail project. Thanks and you've got a new subscriber.
Great video, good summary of all the stations. Something happened to the dot for Tottenham Court Road on the graphics at 11:50, you've placed this at Bond St's location...
Thanks!
Thank you!
Reece,You are 2h10 from Paris with the Eurostar... I hope you will come after London... Line 14 extended and 2 extensions are waiting for you (M4 south and M12 north on May 31 for the latter).😉
And next year, you have the RER E extension to Nanterre, with also the T10 and T12 openings
@@imaduckinspace8138 yes ..M12 north the 05/31/22....T13 in July ,T12 probably end year....2023 RER to Nanterre and M11 to East ,Rosny (with new 5 cars set trains).
Wow, excellent video! This line defines the term World Class.. it looks phenomenal while offering its riders time savings and a futuristic environment. WTG London!
Brilliant video Reece. I still can’t believe you flew across the Atlantic to come to London for this but it’s great to see you’ve come here to experience it! I sadly wasn’t out on the network today as I have A level exams on Thursday and Friday but I might have to check it out Friday afternoon lol. I can’t wait a whole month until exams are over 🤣
by far the best video about the Elizabeth Line yet. like the Elizabeth Line, you are in a class of your own! :)
Whitechapel is my favorite station, the concourse above the tracks is so cool!
But Farringdon is also quite cool, and it will the buisiest national rail station in London (by the number of trains) when the full Service is running
London Bridge and Clapham Junction will still be busier.
This is next level geekdom! Saw you on Jago Hazzard's video so had to find yours too. I hope your trip across the pond was worth it. Kudos.
I think it’s important to remember just how much of a step change that north/south and east/west transit has got in London as a result of both the Elizabeth line and Thameslink. Sure, Thameslink isn’t as glamorous- but 24tph connecting north and south isn’t to be sniffed at either. Farringdon will have 48tph mainline services - the busiest station in the UK!
This is why I’m glad Thameslink is now on the tube map.
Very tasteful finishing with a nice use of contemporary color palettes. Purple is the Queen’s favorite color too, which is probably why it was chosen.
The purple colour was chosen because it is one of the only ‘spare’ colours left on the tube map. The decision to name it after the queen was a very late one, much later than the purple colour was chosen
I do love the running between the roads between Woolwich and Custom House as it follows the allignment of the old North Woolwich line which was underused. While it saddens me that there is no new station for the Silvertown/North Woolwich area, it excites me that the formerly underused line should hopefully find some new use.
Great video, nice to see you in person yesterday 👍
Great to have an 'outsiders' first impression.
Most reviews will be by Londoners, who are right to be proud of their new child.
Thanks
Thank you!
Brilliantly done Sir and Very informative, I did the journey on Crossrail starting at Abbey Wood on the first Crowded train this Morning through to Paddington then back to Custom House where I got the DLR back to Canning Town and Home.
BTW I Hate Châtelet Station in Paris, so long and busy and that Travelator 😱
So last night I went for a ride on Crossrail it is realy great - such an improvement on the Northern Line!! It is so interesting to hear a North American view about Crossrail, particularly the comments about "Transit-oriented development" around stations, it is not something that is used here in a seporate way - most new development in London could be described as being transit posative. Town Planning in the UK operates on a case by case basis without zoning like in the USA and Canada, this has allowed for more mixed development, particularly as London has been constrained since the 1940s with a "Green-Belt" reulting in higher desities particularly over the last 20 years or so.
TFL still doesnt take it to its max potential though (and when they do you get the Nimbys whingeing on about "over-development") its the reason why Tokyo and Hong Kong transit systems make a profit.
Meanwhile in NYC, they are thinking of using contactless for passengers 🤭
Oh my god! It's lovely you came to London to do a video about this new line!! I can't wait to take a ride in the next couple of days!
Excellent stuff. Informative and entertaining. BTW you mentioned the London weather at 6:59 but didn't mention that Sydney has close to twice London's rainfall per annum!
Thanks for the video. We are going back to London the first week of June. We take the Paddington Express to get to London from the airport and from there on to Whitechapel through the underground, where we stay. This time, we will certainly try the Elizabeth line!
They should have just called it "Elizabeth Rail". Congratulations from germany for the opening, it's a beautiful piece of infrastructure! I'm so happy for you people over there!
Very informative video. Thanks for all the detail and effort you went to.
Pretty sure that "new" entrance at Farringdon has been open for years. In fact, I think it opened as part of the Thameslink project.
Yes it did but has been rather underused while waiting for the Liz to open.
Great Video and the stations are fantastic BUT present a gargantuan cleaning challenge to keep them looking pristine. When I visited I noticed dirt and grime already building up on the horizontal gaps between the wall panels.