Elizabeth line: Inside Paddington Station | Hidden London Hangouts (S04E14)
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- Опубликовано: 26 ноя 2021
- The team explore the bright, beautiful new Elizabeth line station at Paddington. A station box design with stunning views and clever design features.
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I am extremely bowled over by the sheer size and cavenous Elizabeth Line station at Paddington! Whenever myself and my partner travel to London and arrive in Paddington, we always dive to the station to continue our journey. I always love visiting the Elizabeth Line stations because they are gorgeous! You guys have given an amazing tour and guide of this magnificent station as always - sooo jealous that you get to explore it before it opens and I can imagine how you guys get so excited because I would too!
As always, Chris is a fountain of information, knowledge, tips and explainers which makes me sit in awe at how much he knows and can explain everything almost providing an educational class on everything in the stations, the history, the lines and everything in between! Utterly amazed by him and Alex, you provide great presenting skills with your whitty comments and innuendo's they're a great addition too! Siddy and Laura provide some more glitz and glamour to the show so as a team you are the complete package to these shows and that's why I keep coming back to watch them all and have become even more interested in the tube! Thank you all soooooo much!!
Hello from Sydney, you guys could do an episode every so often with just comments (one of the funnest parts of the show). Would have include all 4 of you. Love Geoff. 🏳🌈
Something else that makes the Elizabeth Line trains unique from any other Tube line is the overhead pantograph supply
London is the biggest city in the UK and full of history and charm best city in the UK so much to explore .
Re: Leicester Square to Covent Garden, although you don't get any part of a train in two stations at once, passengers observing the back of a train departing one of those two stations can do so at the same time as passengers observing the front of the same train arriving at the other. Other locations where you can see the next station platform down the tunnel are Cannon Street/Monument, Holborn/Chancery Lane, Kennington/Oval, and in the open Hainault/Fairlop.
They really aught to build an escalator and incline lift from the land in front of the London Transport Museum to Leicester Square Station. And then, close Covent Garden Station, build a perspex platform edge wall on both platforms and convert the statiion into a self--guided tour part of the London Transport Museum.
Loved this shiny new station! Perhaps “Bulb, Lamp, or Luminaire?” should become a recurring feature, like “Let’s Talk Plugs!” It’s worth considering!
Hello Clive here great hangout at Paddington.Reference light bulbs and lamps. Bulbs grow and Lamps glow.I was always told this many years ago when I began my apprenticeship.
On hot days you really need that rush of air on the platform not diverted underneath it 😂
Lament the loss of hot air I do.
Great episode, but the station looks 'bear' without the famous jam sandwich loving character we all know resides there after arriving from Peru.
Alex, i laughed so much when you pulled the lamp out of now where my brother heard me from the other room
I actually quite like "Intercity-sized trains in a Metro environment" as a characterization of the Elizabeth line (and it not being a Tube line). It's a quote by Emily Tibbits of the Crossrail construction team at TCR from Geoff Marshall's 'Elizabeth Line - Tottenham Court Road Open Day' video (ruclips.net/video/lKC-QBxbdj4/видео.html - timecode: 9:30).
And that is actually also what my question regarding Thameslink Class 700 trains was -sort of- aimed at: by size (width) and length you could, if I'm correct, at least fit 12-car Thameslink trains in there. But I thought, the technical part might be an issue, so thanks for clearing up on that. :D
The only thing stopping a 700 accessing Crossrail (other than platform edge doors) is the CBTC signalling system which the 700s are not compatible with.
In theory, Class 345 trains could use Thameslink, if reversing at City Thameslink.
So the signals and the doors then. I’d say it ain’t gonna happen
Gorgeous station, I made a model of an early scheme by John McAslan and Partners of Paddington Crossrail. That must have been 18 years ago, just shows how long Crossrail has been in planning!
Just a fabulous station!! I recall seeing the construction of that station on a PBS program (Public Broadcasting System here in the US) which had a discussion of those large braces that span the upper hall of the station. Very well done episode and looking forward to the following episodes!
More quality content guys, thanks! Serious industrial design related question - when they are designing layouts, surfaces etc are cleaning staff consulted for their views? I believe they would of course have incredible insights as to what would be an improvement, bright ideas etc. Cheers and thanks to all the hard working people who keep the trains and stations looking so good.
Another fantastic episode. Can’t decide which was better, the video and photos from Paddington or that you featured my question first on NQQ!
A great episode that does a great job highlighting the amazing architecture of this station.
Such a beautiful station. The ceiling lights remind me of speakers.
Another Amazing 😀 adventure to the wonder that is Crossrail missed the live episode due to work but again another WOW factor station thanks for letting us though the keyhole Mr Grossman Alex lol 💜💜
Even though it’s not hidden I would have liked a walk and talk around what is on the outside
When Crossrail showed the station on completion, I commented that I would never get to see the station as I would travel from Reading to Central London. Following a recent visit to Hidden London “Piccadilly” last month I took the Elizabeth Line from Reading to Paddington. I think I will now use a High Speed service to Paddington and then change to Elizabeth Line to get to the nearest interchange. (Elizabeth line will be a high speed cross tube network whilst in the central section.
Not the Elizabeth line just yet ‘TfL Rail’ until the name changed on the new trains, unless I’m wrong about west of Paddo, the new trains from Shenfield are all TfL Rail into London.
@@jacksugden8190 services are promoted as TfL rail, stock of course is Elizabeth line, according to TfL services will continue, but passengers will have to change at Paddington once the Elizabeth Line starts operations in the central section, the initial thoughts are Late 2022 before the line services from Reading will enter the central section, but this might move, as the complex signalling system has to be right, safety first. Did like the roundel stamped on the hand strap mountings.
Well, what do we have here? Just started watching this video. I hope their are many a marmalade sandwiches consumed by you all. The dirt Detectives are back again. Love you guys 👦 ❤
Another fantastic episode Paddington Crossrail station is beautiful and Massive, platforms are as long as two and a half football pitches, are the Crossrail tunnels now the longest in London?. Thanks to you four very entertaining and the banter is brilliant.you got me through the pandemic, thank you again.
The quietness of the trains as they accelerate away.... But I really hope I don't have to ever walk the full length of a platform and back again to use the escalators - 200m platforms with a 2min frequency is multiple trains during that walk!
Voids under the platform - something else they are doing with those is send any residual heat from the brakes into the exhaust air, not back into the tunnels. Cool!
Would an Elizabeth Line train fit in Canada Water and Rotherhithe at the same time? I know those stations are very close together.
Has anyone noticed that the Tube map fitted on the platform (at 13:06) is already out of date as the northen line extention is not included, as well as the central section of the Elizebath Line! This seems like a odd decision and I wonder why this is the case? Possibily they have been up since 2018, but this would not explain why the Elizabeth line is not displayed in its entirety. Is this the case at other stations on the line?
DORSETGUY1),Hi team Paddington WOW this is gorgeous can not wait to see this superb station, so love the round ceiling lights. Thank you all for another fantastic tour 💖💖
Lovely station, look forward to using it one day. Isn't it a very different kettle of fish from the other LT lines however, it is nearest to the Overground all being National Rail stations on the ORR statistics for instance. The LU already manages Highbury & Islington and Moorgate for instance, so that will not be unique, what will be uniusual is that it will be a national rail line that is built in a tube, however in comparison you dont call the Channel Tunnel a tube line do you but by that definition it is?
Mark Wild said Canary Wharf will be handed over sometime before the end of the year. Are you guys going to be able to get access to that station to do one of these vids? Would be great.
Pedantic about the seeing between 2 stations. You of course neglected that Liverpool Street and Moorgate stations are both connected to Liverpool Street Elizabeth Line station
I be looking forward to seeing the Elizabeth Line open next year. It should of opened in December 2018.
As far as I know the platform length is so much so that the Farringdon ones stretch all the way to Barbican station.
The camera angle at the start makes it look like Siddy is wearing clown shoes
Does Elizabeth line link up with circle
12:55 It’s crazy these trains don’t create a big wind
12 car Thameslink trains are 242.6 metres long, so the Thameslink Core platforms must be at least as long. 9 car Elizabeth Line trains are about 205 metres long.
The core platforms on the Liz are designed for 250m trains. The plan is for lengthening trains to 11-car should that be needed. However the first capacity upgrade will be frequency as the surface stations would mostly need lengthening and so is the more expensive boost.
At 9:13, did I really hear Mr Nix say that Farringdon was the WESTERN terminus of the original Metropolitan Railway???
Oops - yes you did! Well spotted. Sorry about that slip folks.
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I’m sure an Elizabeth Line train would easily stretch from West India Quay DLR to Canary Wharf DLR station, but would it be long enough to extend to Heron Quays DLR as well?
The 3 car DLR trains are 90m long and the 345 9 car Elizabeth line trains are 205m so it wouldn’t stretch to Heron Quays.
What year will be a Elizabeth Line?
Here is that pedantic question. Sorry for the double post.
When you reach Canary Wharf "Elizabeth Line" Station will you be acknowledging the biggest elephant in the room that is Crossrail Place? Because you never just name stuffs in honour of a "building project"? Sorry to open a slightly bigger can of worms. You wouldn't get someone naming something just say "HS2 Place" on the way to Birmingham now would you. That is why I refer to the "Line" as a mode and the whole thing as Crossrail (note the quotation marks as a refer to the supposed brand).
Regards,
Aaron, Lancashire.
Hi newbie here, I have seen a few random episodes now, especially the crossrail ones. Do you guys ever have any negative comments to make? 😁 Also, more technical information would be great and more detail about construction please. Maybe a nod for the tunnelers too. Those box stations create vast quantities of spoil! No word on what and how that was disposed of, thanks.
Not much negative to be honest. The world’s got too much moaning and my tolerance of it is pretty low
@@alexgrundon2346 Thanks for the reply, Alex. I wasn't moaning 😁 it was just constructive criticism. Since making the comment I along with thousands of others have watched a lot more episodes so you guys must be doing something right 😁 The recent Elizabeth line episodes have been a joy to watch btw. Congratulations to all concerned.
So glad you’re enjoying them, Keith. Being totally honest, our stuff is very different from most of the other similar offerings - longer form, more of the friends thing - it was created to survive lockdown and loneliness after all - and we can’t expect to be liked by everyone. But it gives us a real kick when people appreciate it. The fact we actually have the keys and unique access is good. And as for the tech info, Chris Nix will love you for requesting more! Keep watching. Loads more gems to come! 😉
Fantastic new infrastructure and new line for London to go with the northern extension to battersea. I wounder what the people of Leeds Sheffield and the North think.
Probably when will they built the Northern line extension to Leeds from London
Why does the escalator not go down to the platform, one escalator from ground level to platform?
The Mezzanine level is ticket hall and circulation space. It gives you an extra floor to put stuff (like barriers, ticket machines, shops) and people, rather than cramming everything onto the platform level.
@@sihollett You could have everything you mentioned at street level entrance. Wonder where the taxi ranks have gone, there was one at the side of the station and another in the middle of the station, at one time you could park your car there for free while waiting to collect a passenger? Happy days.
@@jeanjacques9980 you could have it there. But the same applies. Having a mezzanine creates additional space for those things. In this case, to enable as much light as possible into the station box.
@@sihollett I haven’t visited the station but it’s a real nuisance using Westminster station where I think the escalators are on three levels, I presume the design is something to do with the site. However with a completely new site and space along the side of Paddington for efficiency and ease one escalator should have been designed for the station. In Russia there is an escalator going down 100 metres.
@@sihollett it’s there, it’s built, I’ll use the station when it opens and form an opinion. My preference is to travel to London on GWR if at all possible and switch to Crossrail at Paddington. GWR trains are far more comfortable and faster than Crossrail and have toilets.
The second Bronze Age.
Smashing colour schemes, didn’t like the brick walls up by the escalators thou
It’s a shame some stations are going due to bankruptcy why oh why 🥺 this looks good BUT
Purely speculation from the Mayor ahead of the next agreement with the government in December 2021.
Did you meet the bear
First impression was that I liked the lights and colour scheme, but question the size and scale of the project, the designers had gone out of their way to slash the cash, possibly slowing down the project of testing trains, there was no need to spend so much money in that way.
Bronze or black, glazed panels on the platforms, think the project was much more nicer to visit than the bland Farringdon, without a doubt it an amazing project, cannot fault the engineers and engineering that worked on site, and again, as Farringdon, why such a large platforms?.
Wondering with all the staff reductions at tube stations, that there will be enough staff the operator all the stations, when the line does eventually open sometime in 2022.
That staircase from the main platforms down to the Bakerloo and corridor was very bland, reminded me of an office block, or the stairs at Shadwell Overground.
All in all team, Siddy, Laura, Chris and Alex, another pretty good behind the scenes look at what will be, but will I visit…
Full of guess work here…
Does one have permission to ask a really pedantic question?
Yes.
Cant you just call it Cross Rail?
What about the Bakerloo Line - they're planning on shutting it???
Other TFL lines are also under the microscope - shocking political incompetence!
How much do you bet that none of these presenters cover the outrageous delay in opening this line 🤔
I'm down under, but did wonder about that when they showed 2018 progress pictures, and the escalators wrapped and ready --- 3 years ago!!! (Time is Money)