Elizabeth line: London's brand new railway has finally arrived

Thank you. I worked on this since 2018 and apreciate the respect for the workers who really made this happen through lockdown and not just the suit and tie bling on top of the iceberg.

Meanwhile in America- "Sorry mate. All i can do is just add a new lane"

A small bit of pedantry: the first time that emergency walkways are available in London was the Battersea extension of the Northern Line in September 2021 🤓

A huge infrastructure like this in a city as old as London was always going to be delayed as it would have been impossible to get a clear scope of requiremements, expectations or risks involved. For starters, no one really knows how many tunnels London has as there are loads of ancient assets which are not mapped. I worked for a well know consortium back in the day which had a contract with LU to upgrade the Tube. Contractors would be procured to start work in a certain part of the city and whenever they came across a a pipe, a tunnel or anything that was unexpected, the scope of the project would change which would result in delays in getting the it reapproved with more money would be requested. I can only imagine the nightmare the Crossrail Team had to deal with when venturing underground into the unknown basically...not to mention all the other issues such as Brexit etc that had an impact on delivering on time. That being said, the project is something the whole country should be proud as it is truly an amazing feat. I was at the new Tottenham Court Road station over the weekend and in complete awe at everything from the size of the platforms, air conditioned trains, the station concourse...absolutely stunning! After that I went in the on Central Line Station as I needed to get to Bond Street (Bond street -Crossrail not open yet) and the the difference was vast. I actually at one point felt as though I was going to be shoved off the platform as I passed a group of rowdy drunk lads as it was so narrow compared to the new crossrail station ones. Congratulations to the whole Crossrail Team as it is better late than never.

Many may not appreciate that this journey was possible from 1875 to 1906,through connections with the GWR at Paddington and the GER at Liverpool Street, using the Metropolitan railway. The GWR used the connection at their end and ran trains through to Liverpool Street Met as late as 1939. The Last known use of the link to the GER was a Metropolitan Railway special to Great Yarmouth in1906.

London always looks like a weird mix of very old things and futuristic things. It never fails to look really interesting, even when you see it in movies and TV shows.

The term ‘The Tube’ came from London’s first ever deep level tube line - The City and South London Railway built in 1890 between King William Street and Stockwell, some of it now part of the Northern Line.

Such a contrast with the very old lines. Just beautiful. Hope I can go visit soon to take a ride there.

As a Parisian, following this project from afar has been very exciting. Can't wait to visit it someday !

Outstanding display of technology, imagination, risk and skill - pace being set in the early 19th century.

Nice to see that the UK can still accomplish great things!

Great video! I've subscribed! I had a fantastic time riding the Elizabeth Line yesterday.

Great video. Thank you 👏🏾

This is remarkable!

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It's future of London transport at its best . unassumingly.

Who would have guessed companies would do the bare minimum after privatizing

I like Paddington station’s atmosphere It’s huge

I've been on this train without even knowing any of this info before 😄

Congratulations on it.