Excitement about the Elizabeth Line is growing as London counts down the days until its sleek trains officially start to operate.
Pundits are predicting that Crossrail will be a game changer for places like Thamesmead, Abbey Wood and Woolwich.
In a lyrical piece for The Evening Standard, former prime minister David Cameron’s one-time speechwriter Julian Glover said Crossrail would mean “a reconstruction of the city’s geography that will shrink time for millions.”