Monday, May 23, 2022
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
04:38 I can't believe it still hasn't opened.
04:39 Hang on...
04:40 The very first 'Elizabeth line' train departs Paddington bound for Heathrow. Nobody notices.
04:42 The second 'Elizabeth line' train departs Shenfield bound for Liverpool Street. Nobody cares.
05:45 Queue at Abbey Wood already snaking down past Sainsburys.
06:05 Queue at Paddington has already eaten Costa out of bacon rolls.
06:10 Mayor spotted flogging purple socks to waiting passengers.
06:20 Polite crowd of train obsessives surges through ticket barriers.
06:25 Station staff who've been here a year say "blimey look, actual passengers".
06:30 First proper train departs Abbey Wood for Paddington.
06:33 Second proper train departs Paddington for Abbey Wood.
06:38 First "See It Say It Sorted" announcement.
06:53 First "damn, I got off at the wrong end of this really long platform."
07:05 Passengers discover that once you've reached Abbey Wood the best thing is to come back again.
07:15 Social media flooded with purple content.
07:30 Every carriage, concourse, platform and passageway now heaving.
08:00 The Central line is really quiet this morning.
23:00 If you've not been on the line yet, are you really a Londoner?
23:31 Last train of the day glides into Paddington.
23:59 OK, been there done that, what's next?
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