The Standard

Elizabeth Line chaos explained as investigation begins

Was a 25-year-old ‘bodge job’ to blame? Passengers left without lighting, heating or toilets. Rachel Riley &amp; James Blunt among those stuck. Our Editor-in-chief Dylan Jones describes his experience stranded on the Elizabeth line, and our travel editor Ross Lydall reveals what may have caused the travel chaos.  Follow us<a href="https://twitter.com/EveningStandard" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> on X</a> or<a href="https://www.threads.net/@evening.standard" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> on Threads</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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