What train is named after Queen Elizabeth?

Name and identity The Elizabeth line is the name of the new service that is on signage throughout the stations. It is named in honour of Queen Elizabeth II.



The most significant modern railway named after the late Queen is the Elizabeth line in London (formerly known as Crossrail). Opened in 2022, the line was named in honor of Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee. Historically, the "Elizabethan" was a famous non-stop passenger train that ran between London King's Cross and Edinburgh Waverley from 1953 to 1963, inaugurated to mark her coronation. There is also the 6201 "Princess Elizabeth" steam locomotive, a national treasure named after her before she ascended to the throne; in 2026, this locomotive is a cherished part of heritage rail history, having famously hauled the Royal Train and started the Queen's Diamond Jubilee river pageant with its whistle. Whether you are commuting on the high-tech purple trains of the Elizabeth line in 2026 or spotting a heritage steam special, the Queen's name is deeply entwined with the history and modern infrastructure of the British rail network.

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The Elizabeth line is unique on the London Underground in that surface stock trains – as big as the S stock than run on the Metropolitan and District lines – run in tube tunnels under the Capital, and far out into Berkshire and Essex on the surface.

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The Elizabeth line will use Class 345 trains, which are around 200 metres long–making them more than one and a half times longer than the current longest tube train.

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Some Londoners have already begun calling the new service the Lizzie Line, but others weren't too keen on the name. New Elizabeth line stations opened in Central and South East London opened today and welcomed thousands of passengers through their doors after years of delays.

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It retains the familial appearance of its siblings, and uses a bold and assurant purple as its modal colour. The rationale for the selection of these colours is as follows: Elizabeth line Purple - Modal colour and the primary way of quickly identifying the Elizabeth line service across mutiple touchpoints.

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A new biography of Queen Elizabeth II has revealed the monarch was suffering from bone marrow cancer before her death.

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Travel free on bus, tram, Tube, DLR, London Overground and Elizabeth line. You can travel free on TfL services with your Older Person's Freedom Pass from 09:00 weekdays and anytime at weekends and on bank holidays.

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Is the Elizabeth line making money? TfL's Finance Report Period 7, 2022/23 says “Journeys on the Elizabeth line (EL) have been above expectations since the opening of full services on 24 May. Journeys are 20 million better than Budget in the year to date, with income £29m higher than expected.

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The fares on the central section of the Elizabeth line (Paddington to Liverpool Street) are the same as the fares on London Underground in Zone 1.

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