Tuesday 24th May Crossrail Opening

[PeterH]

I’m not sure a date was agreed? I can’t do Tuesdays in any event.  Probably best to wait a few weeks to let the novelty wear off?

[Ian Stedman]

This was discussed at the recent committee meeting and an idea was born.

Later in the year, how about we all meet at the Crossrail station in Canary Wharf (train to London Bridge then Jubilee line) and take a day out on the railway?
You can view many stations without going through the barriers, cheaper for those of us that pay for travel.
As it's underground and sheltered, this could be done later in the year. Anoraks optional  Would find a nice cafe or bar to relax in of course.

Who is interested?

[Chris Sawyer]

Count me in.

[JanGilkes]

I will go!

[Ian Stedman]

Hi,

Some inspiration for a trip on Crossrail:
https://www.cntraveller.com/gallery/things-to-do-elizabeth-line

https://www.ice.org.uk/news-insight/news-and-blogs/ice-blogs/ice-community-blog/fun-things-you-can-do-by-travelling-on-crossrail-this-summer/

I'm thinking Woolwich might be worth a pop-up visit and will look at what you can see outside on the Shenfield branch.

[Chris Sawyer]

Thanks for posting the links Ian.  I agree that Woolwich looks good for a visit.  There's plenty to see apart from the station.

[Bazza]

Assume we will get their on tube from central London

[Ian Stedman]

Hi,

The plan, is to visit 3-5 stations and nearby places of interest. For example, it could be Woolwich, Custom House, Bond Street, Farringdon and Whitechapel. You takes photos of each station, then exit the station and visit something of interest within 10 minutes of each station. I could see this taking around 1 hour per station + local stop and of course a meal break somewhere en-route.

Starting point to be confirmed. The 51 bus goes from Orpington to Woolwich, only takes an hour!
A logical one could be to start at Farringdon, regular train to London Bridge, then Thameslink to Farringdon. For pay as you go Oyster card users like myself, you would easily hit the daily limit, which is:
Zone 4 £11.00
Zone 5 £13.10
Zone 6 £14.10

Will research this and aim to make this one of the first trips in March/April.

[Ian Stedman]

Hi,

The 4th/5th and 25th/26th March are currently free of strikes and planned closures. Can anyone make those dates?

[Bazza]

Not around 4/5th March but Ok for 25/26