New Crossrail / Elizabeth line tube map released

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My morning bus is scheduled to arrive at 6.58 it can be up to four minutes late. However, I live near the start of the route, and sometimes stuff happens. In the evening schedules often disintegrate, as was the case tonight.

That bus must be every 15 minutes at best I am guessing.

 

[tim]

That bus must be every 15 minutes at best I am guessing.

During the day 20 minutes Sundays and evenings, which is good enough for me.

 

[StoneRoad]

Elizabeth Line was suspended all day yesterday and still not fixed today… not good.

No, definitely not good, Think the failure affected other things as well.
Reading about it in another place, it seems the centralised "signalling system" got itself into a paddy about something and fell over, repeated reboots didn't help [paraphrased precis of a very loooooong thread]

 

[pbsmooth]

Have you stayed true to your word? I hope you’re still calling the Fleet line by its proper name too.

conversely I'd almost forgotten it was 'Crossrail'. "Lizzy line" seems to be most prevalent (I work in Paddington so it's quite common).

 

[teuchter]

I was initially displeased with the "Elizabeth Line" name but have gotten used to it now. Occasionally I'll still call it Crossrail if I feel like it.

The main problem with it is that it starts with a vowel and therefore saying "the elizabeth" is awkward. As a result, in practice I call it the Lizabeth line. I would not stoop so low as to say "Lizzie line" though.

 

[Silas Loom]

Like the editor, I have never needed to discuss it. And the temptation to crowbar it into conversation to flaunt the deadname is much less than with, say, Gillespie Road tune station.

 

[pbsmooth]

really? I feel like very few conversations about getting anywhere central won't mention it.

agree with teuchter. Lizabeth all the way.

 

[Silas Loom]

really? I feel like very few conversations about getting anywhere central won't mention it.

agree with teuchter. Lizabeth all the way.

I don’t use public transport, though.

 

[StoneRoad]

No, definitely not good, Think the failure affected other things as well.
Reading about it in another place, it seems the centralised "signalling system" got itself into a paddy about something and fell over, repeated reboots didn't help [paraphrased precis of a very loooooong thread]

The problem appears to be continuing this morning ... possibly not as widespread as previously.

 

[Brainaddict]

really? I feel like very few conversations about getting anywhere central won't mention it.

agree with teuchter. Lizabeth all the way.

This awkwardness could be entirely avoided if everyone agreed with the reasonable proposals made here and elsewhere to refer to it as the Lizard Line.

 

[Santino]

I was de-trained this morning.

 

[skyscraper101]

As I predicted years ago, everyone wil just get used to it and call it the Elizabeth line.

 

[skyscraper101]

Though I'm less convinced people are going to start saying 'The Mildmay Line' or the 'Weaver Line' anytime soon. I'm happy enough just saying 'The Overground'

London Overground rebrand goes live: Here are the new names and colours of the lines

Changes to the lines, which were previously described as a "mass of orange spaghetti" on maps, aim to celebrate "untold elements of London's cultural history".

news.sky.com

 

[teuchter]

Though I'm less convinced people are going to start saying 'The Mildmay Line' or the 'Weaver Line' anytime soon. I'm happy enough just saying 'The Overground'

London Overground rebrand goes live: Here are the new names and colours of the lines

Changes to the lines, which were previously described as a "mass of orange spaghetti" on maps, aim to celebrate "untold elements of London's cultural history".

news.sky.com

I think they might take hold.

One way in which they will be useful is for reporting disruption - "delays on London Overground" has never been a very useful bit of information because then you have to go and work out whether it's relevant to whatever bit of the network you want to use.

 

[ska invita]

"Lizzy line" seems to be most prevalent (I work in Paddington so it's quite common).

Lizard Line

 

[gosub]

Though I'm less convinced people are going to start saying 'The Mildmay Line' or the 'Weaver Line' anytime soon. I'm happy enough just saying 'The Overground'

London Overground rebrand goes live: Here are the new names and colours of the lines

Changes to the lines, which were previously described as a "mass of orange spaghetti" on maps, aim to celebrate "untold elements of London's cultural history".

news.sky.com

Will nobody think of the Wombles! Make Batt must be spitting tin tacks

 

[davesgcr]

In my desk drawer , I have my Network Southeast identity lapel badge which is marked - Crossrail , Business and Operations Manager"

A bit of a setback being made redundant when they shut it down - but I managed to remain employed elsewhere - and to see the present set up. In some respects a better project .

Bar the present name of course !

 

[davesgcr]

In my desk drawer , I have my Network Southeast identity lapel badge which is marked - Crossrail , Business and Operations Manager"

A bit of a setback being made redundant when they shut it down - but I managed to remain employed elsewhere - and to see the present set up. In some respects a better project .

Bar the present name of course !

 

[tim]

Like the editor, I have never needed to discuss it. And the temptation to crowbar it into conversation to flaunt the deadname is much less than with, say, Gillespie Road tune station.

Gillespie tunes keep their relevance.

 

[pbsmooth]

Lizard Line

yeah, nobody says or gets that really unfortunately.

 

[editor]

It's been one hell of a success:

Over 500 million journeys have been made on the Elizabeth line since it opened in May 2022, new figures from Transport for London (TfL) show.


That is substantially higher than TfL had expected before the line opened, when they were predicting post-pandemic passenger numbers would be in the range of 104m to 136m passenger journeys per year when it was fully open, rising to 130m to 170m per year by 2026.

During its busiest times, more than 800,000 journeys are being taken on the railway daily.

That is only marginally below the pre-pandemic predictions for the Elizabeth line of around 200 million passenger journeys per year, but TfL now expects to exceed that figure this year.

And...

“The evidence from the success of the Elizabeth line is clear – when you invest in high-quality transport infrastructure it can provide huge benefits for increased jobs, growth and the new housing we need in London and across the country.”

The report found that despite the delays, cost overruns, and pandemic effect on public transport, the Elizabeth line is still delivering a cost-to-benefit ratio of 1.9 to 1 (£1.90 of benefit for every £1 spent), and when wider economic benefits are included, even better returns are generated.

Approximately two-thirds of Elizabeth line journeys have been passengers switching from other rail services, reducing overcrowding on those services. However, about a third of passenger journeys appear to be people switching from bus or car—or people making journeys they wouldn’t have made at all.

Elizabeth line beats forecasts with over 500 million journeys since it opened

Over 500 million journeys have been made on the Elizabeth line since it opened in May 2022, new figures from Transport for London (TfL) show.

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