As TfL were kindly giving free travelcards at FH today, I used the opportunity to ride the ELL.

The trains are impressive, despite being 4 carriages, there is plenty of room for passengers to cram on if needed during the rush. The only negative is the air conditioning is too cold, even on a sunny day like today.

Also took the opportunity to use the interchange at Whitechapel and Canada Water. Both have pink validators which you can tap your oyster to ensure you get charged the right fare via Zone 2 instead of Zone 1.

Canada Water's interchange with the Jubilee is so easy, a breeze compared to the walk from LB mainline to the LUL platforms.

I also went to New Cross Gate on the way back, missed a train, then 5 mins later another train pulled up, witht the Southern train only 4 mins behind. Now that's a proper Metro service...on a Sunday!