West Drayton has London on one side and open countryside on the other
(Picture: Alamy Stock Photo)At the moment Isabella Achcar’s commute to the City, where she is a shop manager, takes her more than an hour each way.
When Crossrail is fully up and running — with no need to change trains at Paddington — that journey will be cut back to around 40 minutes, and the 28-year-old cannot wait. “It will make all the difference to me,” she said.
