Elizabeth Line
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I was in London yesterday with some time to spare, so thought I would see how good the Elizabeth Line is.
My own verdict was that it was fantastic. The stations were spacious to say the least, trains clean and comfortable. Earlier in the day I had used the Bakerloo line and the contrast was enormous! The feature I was most impressed with was the quality of the ride, unbelievably smooth.
Geoff Marshall does a Youtube channel about trains/undergrounds etc and he was full of praise!
My own verdict was that it was fantastic. The stations were spacious to say the least, trains clean and comfortable. Earlier in the day I had used the Bakerloo line and the contrast was enormous! The feature I was most impressed with was the quality of the ride, unbelievably smooth.
Geoff Marshall does a Youtube channel about trains/undergrounds etc and he was full of praise!
k it up somehow.
FatboyKim said:
67Dino said:
Huge fan here. One of the smartest, most modern forms of public transport I’ve seen anywhere: fast, quiet, cool, clean, it’s superb. Radically reduces time across London.
If only the national rail network were as good as this…
Sadiq, is that you? If only the national rail network were as good as this…
Tbh as surprised as anyone to find myself writing those words about a British train…
Is that section of trackbed suspended from the sides of the tunnel by those regularly spaced wedges?
Also took my first ride on the central section recently, having already having racked up a fair bit of experience with the western section between Hayes and Maidenhead. Whilst I'm not a huge fan of the trains themselves (not least because their arrival on the GWML has meant fewer local services operated by the rather more comfortable GWR Electrostars), the route itself is something rather more special. From the speed with which it gets you across zone 1, to the pleasing way it reuses much of the old North Woolwich branch I used to spend a fair bit of time using back in the early days of my time in the south east, and the grand scale of the stations (plus the little touches like the yellow escalator glass at Canary Wharf), it's already a positive addition to the London transport network even without the through running to the GWML section.
Also took my first ride on the central section recently, having already having racked up a fair bit of experience with the western section between Hayes and Maidenhead. Whilst I'm not a huge fan of the trains themselves (not least because their arrival on the GWML has meant fewer local services operated by the rather more comfortable GWR Electrostars), the route itself is something rather more special. From the speed with which it gets you across zone 1, to the pleasing way it reuses much of the old North Woolwich branch I used to spend a fair bit of time using back in the early days of my time in the south east, and the grand scale of the stations (plus the little touches like the yellow escalator glass at Canary Wharf), it's already a positive addition to the London transport network even without the through running to the GWML section.
HRH2009 said:
I was in London yesterday with some time to spare, so thought I would see how good the Elizabeth Line is.
My own verdict was that it was fantastic. The stations were spacious to say the least, trains clean and comfortable. Earlier in the day I had used the Bakerloo line and the contrast was enormous! The feature I was most impressed with was the quality of the ride, unbelievably smooth.
Geoff Marshall does a Youtube channel about trains/undergrounds etc and he was full of praise!
Somewhat idiosynratic, but there you go.My own verdict was that it was fantastic. The stations were spacious to say the least, trains clean and comfortable. Earlier in the day I had used the Bakerloo line and the contrast was enormous! The feature I was most impressed with was the quality of the ride, unbelievably smooth.
Geoff Marshall does a Youtube channel about trains/undergrounds etc and he was full of praise!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji1lAE1rEvU&t=...
I use the EL almost daily. It’s a game changer for my East to West travel.
My old journey to Paddington would take 1.5 hours. The EL gets me there in 45 mins.
I hate using the old tube network now. EL is modern, fast, air conditioned and the stations are huge and spacious.
Occasional delays, but less frequent than the old service.
My old journey to Paddington would take 1.5 hours. The EL gets me there in 45 mins.
I hate using the old tube network now. EL is modern, fast, air conditioned and the stations are huge and spacious.
Occasional delays, but less frequent than the old service.
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