The Elizabeth Line

[Dogtrousers]

It looks better than the Central and Hammersmith & City lines, but I assume I'd still have to change at Liverpool St., and then again at Paddington to get down the GWR from Essex. (Or Shenfield & Paddington.)

At the moment, yes. But when it's fully open there will be end to end through trains.

 

[fossyant]

Any trains outside London are crap. Bit of a revelation visiting London even before the new line. Two trains an hour, both within 20 minutes, then a 40 minute gap AT rush hour for us . Bike or car unless I'm having a drink after work.

 

[tothehills]

did i imagine it or did I post something here?

 

[Dogtrousers]

did i imagine it or did I post something here?

As you are a new member your posts may need to go through moderation before they appear. This is an anti-spam measure to stop spammers joining and filling the forum with adverts for bathrooms. After a while it goes away

 

[Threevok]

I noticed the "First idiots, stupid enough to fly all the way from Canada, just to be one of the first to travel on it " award has been taken

 

[tothehills]

As you are a new member your posts may need to go through moderation before they appear. This is an anti-spam measure to stop spammers joining and filling the forum with adverts for bathrooms. After a while it goes away

thanks for the reply but can't see it in my posted matter, though can see others.
and of course I can see my post asking the question and your reply to that.
Can assure you no bathroom selling, tho could probably do with one myself.
have sent a question to whoever runs this place - maybe I'll get a reply - if not, I'm off to pedal.

 

[tothehills]

Any trains outside London are crap. Bit of a revelation visiting London even before the new line. Two trains an hour, both within 20 minutes, then a 40 minute gap AT rush hour for us . Bike or car unless I'm having a drink after work.

too true - my remembered lost post was along vaguely similar lines.
Two countries at least.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Any train that has London as a terminus tends to be fairly regular and modernish stock. Anything east west not involving London is rubbish.

 

[steverob]

I'll admit I went into work a tiny bit earlier today so that I could take a little detour and ride it on the first day. It's not going to change my commute, as while there is a convenient station near my work, there isn't one near the London terminus that I arrive at from out in the sticks. But it was nice to see the stations and the trains all clean and new and sparkling just 2 1/2 hours after it had opened I suppose.

 

[T4tomo]

doesn't look too dissimilar to the newer parts of jubilee line - the extension out thru canary wharf etc

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Three cheers for The Elizabeth Line from our little unserved-by-any-form-of-public-transport community. Hurrah....

 

[Brandane]

As London moves into the future, Scotland has it's own vision for the future of rail transport on it's newly nationalised rail network.
Last week I could go to Glasgow and catch the last train home about 23.15.. Now it is 19.45, and that includes a Saturday night. Welcome to OUR future .

 

[winjim]

I hear there's a load of people on the Liz Line wearing purple T-shirts with 'Purple Train' written on them.

 

[Cycleops]

As London moves into the future, Scotland has it's own vision for the future of rail transport on it's newly nationalised rail network.
Last week I could go to Glasgow and catch the last train home about 23.15.. Now it is 19.45, and that includes a Saturday night. Welcome to OUR future .

And who have you got to thank for that? Careful, Pat is on moderation tonight
Can't have the drivers taking their mug of cocoa too late.

 

[Brandane]

And who have you got to thank for that?

This being a non political, family friendly (I notice that bit is missing from the title logo now!), cycling forum; my lips are sealed.....