ELIZABETH LINE - IT'S BRILLIANT
May 24, 2022 The Elizabeth Line (Crossrail) finally opened today - several years late and a few quid over budget*. Of course, I had to try it out. But I didn’t join those who queued at first light singing Purple Train . *Four billion pounds over. But, as Pete points out, that’s only 20% over budget which is not unusual for a project such as this, e.g. Wembley Stadium 200% over; 2012 Olympics 225% over. Canary Wharf Elizabeth Line station … Today 2015 I travelled as far as Heathrow in the west; and Abbey Wood in the east where nearly all the p...