Is the Elizabeth Line quicker than a c2c to Tottenham Court Road? Ft  

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Great video! You were actually both right. The quickest way is a mix of the two routes. c2c to West Ham then District to Whitechapel for the Elizabeth line.

The voices on the overground are the same as on the Elizabeth line. I would go with Jens route not only because I love to ride on the new line, but also because it is easy to remember and do not have to do many changes. In other words, i usually go with the easiest route to remember, even if it takes 2 min longer FYI: The announcements will play from my experience at these occasions: Just after the train opens its doors at a station Just after the train starts moving Just before the train arrives at the staion

Absolutely brilliant 👍 I was hoping that you would both arrive at the finish at exactly the same time, as neither of you deserved to lose

That was an epic race. Highly enjoyable and fun to watch! 👍🏽

With racing the Elizabeth line against other routes, everybody seems to focus on journeys within the greater London area- for me the untapped potential is for making cross country connections from points in Kent to the GW mainline and the WCML... an example of this might be Watford Junction (serving as a proxy for all WCML stations further north) to Gravesend (serving as a proxy for stations further into Kent)

You could do a very similar race from Barking into the city, where once again you have the choice of c2c + Tube, or Overground + Crossrail, and I reckon that would also be a very close race! Thanks for the video Jen, brilliant as always!

This was fricking brilliant, really enjoyed the race and very entertaining.

Last time my wife and I were in London, there was an issue on the Central Line and the Purple Train saved us a complicated Tube journey to Tottenham Court Road 😊

what an epic race i really enjoyed watching this & awesome work from both you & Lorna

The only thing that differentiates what you and your friend are doing from classic “Top Gear” is you’re not sniping each other via phone.

Love how they say "first to Pret" - outside a Greggs

Hi Jen and Lorna Brilliant race the pair of you, the win was well deserved, as was the prize...looking forward to the next one... Take care, Jon B.

This race between you and Lorna was very fun to watch. :)

There is no competing with the c2c against the Elizabeth line getting into London You can get a train from Upminster to Fenchurch in just over 20min. Then Walk to Tower Hill or Aldgate or change before at West Ham where you can go District to Mile End then just walk across the platform to get on the central Line. The options are many, but the Elizabeth line is limited until you get all the way to Whitechapel.

all the fun. Delays and breakdowns, Emergency re-routes. Plus a bonus restaurant(?) review

Thurrock Council who are still bankrupt wants the Elizabeth Line to extend to Kent and to form a loop as shown on some websites and blogs. I have been to Upminster and have rode on the new London Overground Class 710. Plus c2c are expected to introduce the Class 720/6 Aventras from later this year.

The thing with the Elizabeth line is that the stations seem so huge that it takes so long to walk around them, that any gains from using the new trains seem to be completely wiped out!

It would bave made sense to get the c2c to Fen St then get the district and corcle one stop to momumemt and change for the central at bank

Jen, your journey looked a lot less stressed than Lorna’s. Slower, but better.

I live in Upminster and have concluded every variation is all much of a muchness. Sometimes c2c goes direct to Liverpool Street, other times you can connect with a fast Greater Anglia train from Romford 2 minutes after arriving on the Overground from Upminster, you could also change at West Ham and either connect to the Lizzie Line at Stratford or Whitechapel. Personally I’m quite lazy though Jen, so prefer just sitting on a Lizzie Line train from Romford all the way and reading a book 🤣 great video

Very great and tense race Jen. I enjoyed watching it.

Brilliant Jen! Well done Lorna!🙂👍

Epic video, proper suspense 😬

I’d still take Jen’s route every time, no journey is worth changing at Bank!

That was very fun, also loved the map graphics

Jen, it's crossrail lol.....

There is a quicker way from the DLR at Bank - up escalator to Northern Line then walk and up the Spiral Staircase - If delayed - W an C to Waterloo then Northern to TCR. (or your Northern to Kings X, Vic To Warren Street , then walk or Northern Down

Absolutely loved this Jen and I'm guessing the next London race should really be against London Boy himself 🤔🤣

I know the quick route to and from the DLR and Northern Line to the Central line, DLR to Central Line front of train up the escalator turn right then left follow passageway then spiral stairs to Central Line, similar route from Northern Line North end of platform follow passageway as above interchange time of 3 minutes at a leisurely pace and no long travelater.

Is that the Upminster Wimpy featured by Geoff (for his End Of Line Bingo Sheet ?)

It is the best WIMPY! My five year old loves your videos and asked to go to the Wimpy in Upminster ( from Borough) - so we did! Lorna is a legend- she always makes my little boy laugh out loud! Thank you 🙏

11:08 I think that that was a very fair compromise. Pret for a year is very fair

love the video!

That's a long walk from Euston Bank Branch to Euston Charing Cross Branch, it's probably easier to go in and out of Camden Town

Great editing on this race video!

Really good fun to watch - my local station is on the Elizabeth line and have also done the Upminster to Romford journey many times.

Ok that was the best one I have seen so far. Be great to have seen it without the Northern Line detour. Lorna would have hammered you.

Really enjoyed that, in my neck of the woods too.😊

That was so close! Congrats to... the winner! (Plz no spoilers folks !)

Jen always gets easy journeys lorna gets the hard ones but she always wins that central line is just like the 8:08 174 bus at Maresfield crescent running 14 minutes late

This was yet another fantastic race Jen it was so close indeed I really did feel for Lorna bless her she was absolutely knackered but still won the race somehow congratulations to Lorna a well deserved victory however I do look forward to the rematch if it goes ahead I continue to enjoy watching your Vlogs Jen and I look forward to watching many more of your future Vlogs until then carry on being awesome keep up the good work take care and stay safe

Literally sat up from what I was doing midway, holy crap that was one hell of a race! 😂

Highly entertaining, thanks. Would’ve bet my dinner on Jen winning. Once we find the Central Line is fuct it seems a certainty. People of C2C land count yourselves lucky your railway is so good.

The Elizabeth Line timing should be quicker from the May Timetable change.

Excellent video Jen, i subscribed to Lorna aswell.

The Overground leg definitely was what delayed the time for Jen - and every stop on the purple train from Romford takes longer than people think. Even with the Northern Line double diversion Lorna got delayed by, could have also been Monument to Embankment and up to Tottenham Court Road as another diversion out of Bank (as the DLR bit isn't far to Monument) If you want a train vs tram London challenge - try East Croydon to Wimbledon. One does tram, the other does train. It'd be closer than you think (and I'm happy to take you on Jen!) Really enjoyed this and well done to the race winner!

Brilliant from both of you! Really enjoyed that!

c2c is my local line! 👍🏻

I often have to travel from Marylebone to Woolwich when I visit my son. There are several combinations of lines I can take to do this journey but I have found the one with the shortest changes is Bakerloo to Baker Street, Jubilee to Canning Town and DLR to Woolwich. I would love to see you trying this journey meeting at the DLR station as, for me, this is the closer station to where I need to get. The timings for all the journeys are pretty similar and, of course, partly depend on how long the wait time is at each station.

Hi, Firstly using the Purple Train from Moorgate would have been Legitimate as Euston is one place I would do my best to avoid if changing except for City Branch to Victoria Line in Same Direction, (pretty useless) or National Rail. Secondly I would like to do a similar experiment with Euston to Marylebone, One staying on the Victoria Line for one extra stop and coming back for Cross Platform Interchange, the other using corridors and escalators at Oxford Circus. Chhers.

5:17 Thank you guys so much for Seven Kings station!

Good thing I have a Pret subscription 😜☕

Great suspense and great fun - think I’d still take Ken’s route though 😜

Fab video jen!

This was very funny. My first video on your channel and I enjoyed it very much. ^^

Great fun, but quite sure, if no problem on Central Line, C2C, DLR and Central would have been far quicker.

Absolutely love your humour and your content Jen.

Very exciting and entertaining!

Omg good race. I LOVE ELIZABETH LINE #Elizabethline

That Was Great 👍

I really thought Jen was going to ace it by taking the Elizabeth Line but, even with the Central Line being out, Lorna still made it first! However, I declare Jen the winner as she travelled in comfort and did not get ultra-frazzled like poor Lorna, who surely deserved the win! 😎

I was rooting for Lorna all the way. She put in the work. It's also one in the eye for smug #PurpleTrain users!🤪 This was fun.

What a fun video 👍👏👏😊

Rains all the time in Romford.. I should know,, because I live there. (Damnit I should've got the train that day)

Excellent

this was intense and exciting to watch keep up the good work Jen i like these races

Please do a race Southern vs Gatwick express from london victoria to brighton/gatwick airport

i think Jen would probably have a better chance of winning if she took Greater Anglia from Romford to Stratford and then changed for crossrail. Anyways great video 👍👍

An idea for a distant future race would be Elizabeth Line vs HS2 & Northern Line from Old Oak Common to Tottenham Court Road

Very entertaining and enlightening. Route A or Route B, that is the question. And as they showed us, it's just not obvious! 😄

Enjoyed that one. Brilliant.

Here’s the ELZ announcement pattern so you know when you would be interrupted: When the train is arriving a station, the train says ‘Next station: (Station),’ waits for 2 secknds then says ‘Change for: (Other lines),’ then at stations such as Whitechapel, it says ‘Change here for trains to (other destinations).’ Then, around 1sec after, it says ‘(Station)’ and ‘This is the train to (destination)’. When the train departs, it says ‘This is the train to (destination). Next station: (NS)’

Great race but as an os visitor who visits London as a tourist this reinforced the less stress/inbetween distances to navigate by taking the Elizabeth line all the way rather than swopping from line to line 😁 Be great fun to race like you do though!

Awesome challenge between the Elizabeth Line and C2C

Are there no Wimpy in Manchester ?

Another great race! And the music adds to the tension! That's two in a row now Jen, you need to get your magic touch back, and stop this bad run... as it were

lovely, i would still choose elizabeth line. 🙂

Jen said "Metrolink" instead of Metropolitan line. 😅.

fun race. both of you were fast.

I would’ve thought Jen would get the ga to Stratford. Takes only 8 minutes😉

Loved the video! What’s the song called on Bensound?

Two of my favourite girls on the transport an canal pages fighting!

The joys of the Big Smoke....

Northern Line 1995 Tube Stock

The Liz Line from Romford to central London takes quite a while.

If @LornaJane hadnt had setbacks on Underground she would have wipped your Backside by More Jen

What was the time difference? To me the Lorna route seemed far too stressful

London Overground Class 710

You know I do buspotting on my way to school 🚸 buses running 🏃 late can effect my buspotting

Elizabeth Line Class 345

That was close…

Lorna could have gotten off at west ham jubliee line to bond street and central or walk to tottenham court road she would be have bbeen there hours ago

You mean class 710

That was v close

Geoff Marshall could of done the race blind folded 😂

Nice vid

We demand total journey times and a conclusion on best route! :)

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Yay finally