The Elizabeth line is swiftly becoming the Mesut Özil of public transportation. When it's on, one marvels at the skill, speed and precision delivery. When it isn't, one ends up stuck in a dark, freezing train carriage somewhere outside Old Oak Common with fellow passengers urinating on the seats.
As our City Hall and Transport Editor Ross Lydall reports, seven trains – including four Elizabeth line, two Heathrow Express and a Great Western Railway (GWR) intercity service – were stranded after the GWR train crashed into broken power lines near Ladbroke Grove at about 6.30pm last night.
