Secrets of the Elizabeth Line

[@1eastmandem1]

I believed EVERYTHING he said.. even the ‘Prince legal battle’ 😂😂

[@toonmili03]

Me too. All these things sounded like typical British problems.

[@harryturner8701]

What even though he died 4 years ago

[@toonmili03]

@@harryturner8701 they said his estate. Estates if dead singers sue people all the time.

[@harryturner8701]

toonmili03 fair enough but zone 10 thing is definitely true

[@1eastmandem1]

Harry Turner we all know you have to wear purple trainers when walking in zone 10 🥴

[@joeymandrews]

I genuinely started to believe everything in this video... until I got to the "Crossrail trains are the same size as Tube trains", I thought that cant be right... then the Crossmail really made me suspicious until Geoff's sneaky "HA GOTCHA, APRIL FOOLS" face. Nice one Geoff, I'm not even angry I fell for this XD

[@mtty1988]

Joseph-Michael Andrews how is in Ireland not London

[@blackman-bp4tq]

Is in london

[@joeymandrews]

@@mtty1988 Geoff probably recorded this a while ago before he and Vicki set off for Ireland

[@allie-873]

I didn't get it since when it got published it was still march 31st for me here but your comment cleared it up XD

[@WASIURPA]

OWOWO

[@davekirwin]

Had me smirking throughout. 'Elizabeth Lime' :)

[@christopherkotsopoulos701]

I'm embarrassed to say it took me over 3 minutes to figure out this was an April's Fools joke

[@aran9952]

Chris Kotsopoulos it took me 4😅😂

[@lara400notout]

Took me 4min 19sec and I still had to read the comments to understand that..

[@aran9952]

lara400notout I think you need help, even I understood when he said [and I quote] "this video was posted on April 1st”

[@nicoladale1668]

@@lara400notout Me too!

[@charliestaggs2676]

I didn't even realise until the end!! For some reason it says published on March 31st for me so it got me!!

[@gamefront]

I believed it till at least half way through. Dammit, Geoff.

[@70M45-c9r]

Tilll he started on lime green

[@tommyselby]

April fools! Well done Geoff for keeping a strait face all through out the video!!

[@vanillasplash6198]

Was fooled for 3 seconds until i read your comment, thanks.

[@tobycrick417]

It was published on march 31st look in description

[@KristerL]

@@tobycrick417 Oh snap, everything he said was true then!

[@DH-rn6zo]

Oof

[@benwheeler8456]

*straight

[@pendremacherald6758]

I remember being a middle schooler and going to the London Transport Museum more than 5 years ago. They were impressed that a young American was calling it Crossrail.

[@alanmunch5779]

The idea of the Prince estate disputing the name ‘Purple Train’ had me in stitches... nice one!!

[@PS-cb9il]

Omg I actually believed it until my husband said it's not true, he googled it and nothing came up. 🤣

[@29brendus]

As soon as he said no Sunday trains, the game was up Sherlock!

[@hlo4299]

Brendus29 that was 2 seconds in

[@wintrwunderland]

the irony

[@cloverisfan818]

Crossrail was opened with no Sunday service

[@trainzandtrombones]

I like how the 'secrets' got slowly increasingly more improbable!

[@GODOFHELLFIRE3]

I am insanely gullible, so I wasn't batting an eye through the whole thing. Frankly, it's nothing short of a miracle I haven't yet been fleeced by a 'Nigerian prince' on my email XDD

[@Sean-D78]

Hey it says gullible on the ceiling

[@dot10k]

Brilliant. I watched this on November the 29th and was sucked in until Crossmail. Lots of great puns and beautifully put together. LOL, Thoroughly enjoyed this prank. 👍🏻😀

[@lisa_vxng]

as somebody living in London I was a)happy to see that this series was back and then b) VERY confused how I'd missed the opening of this whole tube line

[@chrisst8922]

For those reading this in 2040 looking forward to The William Line's planned opening next year here's an interesting secret you might have missed. Originally the line was going to be called The Elizabeth Line because of the old Queen Elizabeth. When she died they hastily renamed it The Charles Line but it never operated as that either.

[@Mgameing123]

well you got one thing right!

[@zingery4746]

👀

[@darkchia00]

What if him saying all this isn't true was actually the April Fools joke and it really was all true? Hmm...

[@mastertrams]

It would be an interesting situation if he'd 'accidentally' told the truth.

[@pineowl7558]

darkchia00 you’re right. Reverse psychology is on Geoff’s side rn

[@roseharvey2664]

What if monopoly money was real?

[@goatgamer001]

The 2:21 moment aged well (crossrail coming 2022/2023)

[@GoldenLion2004]

Took me until the lime-green colour change...

[@CBTstreams]

I was thinking How can a dude have copyright on a colour

[@RyanTaylor2000]

Kimchi Gang you can copyright colour, but the same colour can be used for different business, what made me suspicious was how come a band brought a suit against a transportation company over a colour.

[@jamesdavison1786]

Ryan Ardiansyah Prince wasn’t a band... he was a person

[@toonmili03]

I was like, that's not going to look very good on the map

[@Dionpitman]

April Fools Joke aside, the biggest secret of the Elizabeth Line is when it is going to open 😭

[@fadouakhomsi7840]

DECEMBER 2019 according to a soon to be elizabeth line station

[@FnafFanProductions]

Its been cancelled even further

[@railwaypremium1952]

It’s will be completely finished in December 2020 due to traffic complications

[@rip_city_and_ptfc_fan]

Never

[@EthanAfro707]

@@fadouakhomsi7840 not. May 2022 i believe

[@PeterNancarrow]

I heard all the seat coverings will be sponsored by a price comparison website - they will be the 'compare the market meerkat moquette'

[@nathanw9770]

I also heard that Nike will be making special edition completely purple air force 1's which will be for sale on the trains but only on the Shenfield to Abbey Wood service where there will be lots of roadmen lurking xD

[@Rik079]

Ok Geoff, I knew the Waterloo video was a joke from the beginning, but you really got me with this one

[@cottonwood992000]

The purple did it for me!!! Love your videos Geoff, keep them coming!!!

[@ChrisBillig]

Most informative Londonist video from Geoff since Secrets of the Cablecar.

[@eastpavilion-er6081]

Well these "facts" are much more probable than a cable car from Manchester to Paris or a ghost cable car station in the middle of the Thames (that has a 15-story high staircase). Good job for this year's April Fools Day prank Geoff!

[@peterbuckley265]

NO ONLY SILLYY PRATTS DO THIS.

[@blue9multimediagroup]

@@peterbuckley265 r/whoosh

[@lapiswake6583]

No sunday service, limited edition oyster cards for the opening in 2022. Nice predictions

[@imarobotking]

had me going for the best part of the 1st half until crossmail. then it clicked...... well done Geoff.

[@projectzip]

It was only when it got to Cross Mail did I realise. GOD DAMN YOU GEOFF. I was doing so well this year as well.

[@moogmike1]

Completely fell for that....hook, line and the proverbial sinker. Well done, that was great.

[@emillarsson4721]

I remember the cable car video...... I told everybody about "the secret station" and everything... You got me...

[@mickandmj]

You believed that! Ooops!!!!

[@thetrainandbusfinatic4094]

He got the no Sunday service right.... And the Oyster Card one...

[@soloperformer5598]

Surely one of the biggest secrets is exactly when it's finally going to be fully operational.

[@mikepitaev4168]

You had me until crossmail 😂. Great Video!

[@mcbain23]

Same! Funny how we can all accept they got the A and B platforms wrong in a station :)

[@alexmckenna1171]

I believe everything I'm told on the media.. I want a Liz card.

[@thomasjones8648]

Hi geoff, you know in the Welsh valleys the new trains on the core valley lines, are they being converted from spare crossrail trains as well?

[@darganx]

You had me until the Mount Pleasant 'fact'. Immediately checked the date 😁😁 Cool idea though, would love a ride on the Mail Rail!

[@jazza294]

Never clicked a video so fast. Love secrets videos. Then he spoke and then I looked at the date and then he spoke and then I got sad. Can’t wait for the actual video.

[@michaelmonn9308]

Very informative. Looking forward to trying all of these tips & tricks when the line eventually opens in 2030! Being from Minneapolis I was dismayed that the Prince estate is causing so much disruption. I actually liked the purple color.....

[@davidwebb4904]

The best April fool gag on the CrosLizPurpLine would have been saying it was now scheduled to open in 2019..... ROFL

[@RogerLye]

lmao it's not yet April fools Day here so I was NOT ready for this video

[@rip_city_and_ptfc_fan]

Same

[@therealdave06]

Where you from? Hawaii

[@therealdave06]

Where you from? Hawaii?

[@user-ck6qt7ld5j]

There is an extension to allow Crossrail trains to go on to the West Coast Main Line, with services planned as far as Tring.

[@petemarr824]

I was furious how the colour purple couldnt be used because of the Prince estate. Classic :) Now going to watch it again now I know lol ;)

[@neilhallett9892]

Hook line & sinker, right up until until mail rail. I was quite looking forward to the new stock on the I O W

[@sean2155]

Of all things in this video...it was only when Geoff said 'I have never been to the isle of wight' that i became suspicious lol

[@michaelbradym7893]

The teachers in grade school would often comment that I was a "slow one".They were right ...it took me nearly 36 hours to figure this was a joke! Great one Geoff!!!!

[@steve_ns]

The only thing I wish were true from this is the zone 10 thing, as then Slough would finally be in a travelcard zone (probably Zone 7) and TFL might take over the buses!

[@mickandmj]

He came close to losing it with the 10 pounds in zone 10. His face was a study

[@littlemissgiggles165]

I live in Reading so wished it was true too.

[@allmyothersubscriptions]

TFL will never take over the buses of Slough.

[@transparentlemon]

Londonist Ltd Published on 31 Mar 2019 We're all waiting patiently for the #PurpleTrain to come along. In the meantime, we've compiled some surprising facts for you. This clearly means it's all true

[@himagainstill]

How could you miss out the new abandoned station at North Woolwich that they built on the site of the original abandoned station?

[@ΚωνσταντίνοςΚυριάκου-λ1υ]

Waking up just to see a least used station Waterloo London, thought that I have not been fooled, but Geoff fooled me eventually with his purple train facts. Great video!!

[@goatgamer001]

2:21 that aged well...

[@irelandbloke]

Brilliant videos 👍🏻

[@mickandmj]

I cannot believe you did this so seriously. There was a couple of moments where your face almost gave you away. You re so good . That was naughty re Isle of Wight!! I want Crossmail though. Please give me that.

[@robblake8999]

congratulations geoff for producing this video's successor!

[@AFCManUk]

Special Edition 'Liz' Oystercard :D

[@samburrow8099]

Thanks Geoff 😂😂 I got all the way to the end. Personally think lime green would better suit the line as it could represent Liz’s green coat.

[@AVN377]

Omg F me I trust Geoff now so much that I didn't start questioning this until the "Crossrail are the same size as tube trains" caption, and then it dawned on me with Crossmail 😅😅 well done!

[@JessicaTTG]

I knew this was an april fools video before even clicking, since I know Geoff usually does these videos, and he would never agree to (seriously) call it the Elizabeth Line.

[@jamiewalker7061]

CrossMail and Elizabeth LiMe!! Hahahahaha! Can’t wait for the opening!

[@fredgray2376]

Now I have to unremember all those facts. Thanks a lot Geoff.

[@wesludtman8323]

Love it Geoff and Londonist. Well done. You got this American for 1 minute and 56 seconds. April fools!

[@mattykeel]

the legal battle with Prince made me laugh so hard 😂

[@mrlizarb6]

New version?

[@Matthew_berry6]

It’s been a few years since the last April 1st joke video, worth the wait

[@raphaelnikolaus0486]

Man, that's really a GREAT video!

[@raphaelnikolaus0486]

Ah, geoff, and I thought you have indeed beento the Isle of Wight! ;)

[@不死川喜子]

nice looking trains but while are the seats so hard ?

[@mtillbrook]

real shame - my office is right by Mount Pleasant - to have a crossrail stop there would be awesome!

[@TazedPickle]

Fam to all the people saying that they belived it HOW its so obvious immediately from “zone 10” TFL would not actually be that kind to make a whole new zone for 6 stops.

[@SteveMorton]

Once again the published date shows 31 March 2019 on You Tube... good job you mention the intended date in the video.

[@MatthewPlato91]

I don't believe anything published on 1 April unless it passes my own filter- cynical me, got to keep your guard up! In this instance I thought it would be odd to do a secrets video before Crossrail opens, and then I called absolute bullshit when told there'd be no Sunday service haha. But still, love the production values, these are always a great watch :D

[@QuarioQuario54321]

Innacuracies: The extra trains will actually increase train frequencies by a bit, the 1938 trains in Isle of Wight will actually be replaced by 12 3-car 1973 trains. Zone 10 will exist, but as well as that, Brentwood will become a zone 7 station, and Shenfield with Watford Junction into Zone 8 The law from 1954 was revised in 1978, and repealed in 1990 The first person to drive under current plans will be the first in line for the throne who lives in Australia(likely 20,000,000th in line overall)

[@mcbain23]

Good one.. was doubtful at the Lime Green but with Crossmail I was like wait a minute.. :)

[@johnmurray8428]

If I fly in to Heathrow December 2019, will it be open to take me to Shenfield by then?

[@jadewatts8735]

Oh I was excited for a second.

[@michaellovell1368]

Dun up like a kipper !! Nice one !!

[@dizzyduck44]

I didn’t fall for a single April Fools until this. Yes I got all the way to the end of the video. 😂 In my defense I live in North Wales, have never been in London on a Sunday, did actually see a Royal Wedding Oyster card, I’ve never been to the Isle of Wight and had no idea there was a mail museum in London. That’s my excuse and I’m sticking to it!

[@BayAreaTransitNews]

Halfway through and I realized what was going on here. Well done.

[@quarkwrok]

I thought of the idea for the eastern curve a few years ago and wrote about it on the net so naturally I did a search for news on the curve at that point in the video (1.23) and found nothing then realised it was an April Fool and a pretty good one, so hats off to Geoff. Very plausible up that point (the eastern curve idea is still really good TfL if your reading this!). I think I would have got it at the next bit - the Adidas trainers as that was an April Fool a couple of years ago. A few of these comments think its all real!

[@keka9117]

Clocked that something wasn't right about this at 1:55, then saw the date of publication. Very good

[@jameschristmas3206]

‘There is no Sunday service’ - With all the engineering works recently, this has actually been true 😂

[@nigelericogden3200]

Tricky 😂 ya got me !!

[@DavidBeddard]

Very nicely done!

[@rajaamerkhan3175]

Hi, jokes aside, can you please confirm - after the launch, will the train directly go to Tottenham court road or will we need to switch at Liverpool St.? Thanks

[@dominicfindlay]

No Sunday service? That's actually true!!!!

[@goatgamer001]

What will be the 1 April video this year?

[@insano0077]

The problem with living in New Zealand is by the time I watch these videos it's well into April the 2nd.........I should have picked up the joke when he said he'd been to the Isle of Wight 😂😂

[@brammyd1]

Nicely Done, Geoff !

[@Anonymoususer_8823]

Was wondering if TfL could of extended the Class 345 trains to 10-Car to accommodate more extra capacity including going through Central London and to run 10-Car trains between Shenfield & Abbey Wood-Reading, Heathrow Airport Terminal 4 and Terminal 5.

[@RBenjo21]

On a serious note, is there a new opening date for this?

[@bernardshum2719]

I bought an Elizabeth line socks today in London Transport Museum for £9，but they still don't give me a free ride back home by the purple line. Probably next time try a purple line pattern hand bag.

[@princetai5870]

best april fool this year! also... went through crewe station yesterday and saw an elizabeth line train there. bizarre seeing a london train up here!

[@hesterclapp9717]

How do you get an Aventra into a tunnel only big enough for a driverless train the size of a train at an attraction on a narrow gauge railway?

[@Ed_Gilbert]

Can’t wait to see the outtakes!

[@JoelHudson]

And a Happy New Year to You good sir!

[@leopold7562]

Ah, April 1st! That explains why I couldn't figure out why Prince would give a crap about some train in London being purple in hue. Especially considering he died three years ago. But it was fun thinking it might be true, imagining the look of abject terror on his lawyers' faces when he summoned them from beyond the grave!

[@guymorgan4029]

Totally fell for that, good job

[@RichardJeeves]

Better than the cable car video, well done

[@theSPUDereHD]

Was gonna lose my shit if they didn’t have a Sunday service! 😂

[@metrofilmer8894]

🎶Purple Train, Purple Train🎶

[@aldertravels]

🤣

[@nemianyamele2265]

ever since the secrets of the emirates air line video, I remain wokkeeeee to every video posted on and around 1st of April lol

[@PlanetoftheDeaf]

Ha ha, very good. So you WILL get free travel for wearing purple trainers then, excellent :-) Incidentally, I like that tube map with the Chelsea-Hackney line on it (from the 90s?), interesting to see it take over the Epping branch of the Central Line, and also the original Crossrail which also ran to Amersham (and Aylesbury?)

[@flamegaming1846]

3:13 why is the central line orange and the Woodford to Hainault loop is split

[@MichaelScottRamming]

Do you think The Artist’s estate would agree to allow the use of purple if TfL agree to market it as the Purple Streetcar, just so there’s no confusion with the song?