For those of you who donāt know, besides being a Eurovision geek Iām also a bit of a public transport geek! So, when on May 24th the Elizabeth line (or Crossrail) finally opened, I had to be on it.
Canary yellow must have been a thing that week as Mika was also spotted hosting Eurovision dressed in a similar shade of yellow!
Although, upon closer inspection Her Majestyās yellow is more Primrose than Canary. They showed her how to put money onto an Oyster card – that was an interesting watchā¦ I wonder how often She looks at stamps and bank notes thinking āI should have had less gin before I sat for that portrait..!ā.
Anyway, I digressā¦ I rode the Elizabeth line trains from roughly 7pm to 9.30pm – from Paddington to Abbey Wood – getting off at every station for a wander. And especially the stations did not disappoint!
The trains are fast, very fast, quiet and clean (well, letās see how long itāll take for some Essex lads to spill enough cheap boozeā¦). Once Heathrow is fully connected to the Elizabeth line youāll be able to get from there to, say, Canary Wharf in 50 minutes!
I mean, yes, itās more than three years delayed and cost billions more than originally estimated, but now that itās here, who honestly cares. The Elizabeth line will change public transport in London foreverā¦ and Iām all here for it!
