A girl aged 13 who walked the length of the Northern line has been named a Transport for London “superfan”.
Other winners include a nine-year-old boy who, as a wheelchair user, loves the accessibility of the Elizabeth line.
A total of 25 children have been crowned superfans after taking part in a competition to celebrate TfL’s 25th anniversary.
Ella, from East Finchley, walked the 36 miles of the Northern line from High Barnet to Morden last December to take on a challenge in the lead up to her bat mitzvah this January.
She walked for eight-and-a-half hours, accompanied by friends and family, raising £3,095 for Teenage Cancer Trust, Magen David Adam and MyIsrael charities.
Ella said: “My walking challenge is probably the biggest thing I have done to show my love for TfL, but I also often do small things such as going into central stations such as Kings Cross to ride around on Tubes for fun and go to new stations, and I often take the long way home from school on multiple tubes and buses.
“I love riding the Tubes as well, because it is so cool how they link different bits of London together.”
Ella enjoys "end of the line" Tube trips where she rides the entire length of one of the lines and visits something at the far end.
A TfL enthusiast, her bat mitzvah was tube-themed and her bedroom is decorated with Tube-themed items including the duvet, posters and wardrobe doorknobs.
More than 300 young Londoners aged five to 16 entered the competition and had to explain in 100 words or less why they are a “superfan” of a particular mode of transport in the capital – from the Elizabeth line to the cable car or the network of cycleways.
Winners were given the opportunity to make Tune station tannoy announcements and receive behind-the-scenes tours of their favourite part of the transport network.
The tannoy messages were broadcasted at each winner’s local Tube or rail station, as well as at a station in central London.
Another superfan, nine-year-old Lennox, from Hackney, said he loves the Elizabeth line because its lifts and level platforms make the line accessible to him as a wheelchair user.
Lennox said: “Some stations are step-free and some aren't and I hope in the future more stations will be step free so more wheelchair users can enjoy the network.”
Lennox’s parents said: “Lennox has loved the train network since he was small and learned all the stops on the lines off by heart.
“Like him we really hope that the TfL network becomes more and more accessible like the Elizabeth line.
“All disabled people deserve to have the freedom to be able to travel independently.”
Andy Lord, London’s Transport Commissioner, said: “We were completely bowled over by the response to our Superfans competition and would like to thank each and every child for their inspiring entries.”
The competition is one of many celebrations over the year to mark the anniversary, which started in January with a lineup of buskers at Liverpool Street station.
Special edition TfL25 roundels have been installed at 38 locations across TfL’s network, including Battersea Power Station, Gospel Oak and Greenwich Peninsula to mark the anniversary.
TfL has had a number of milestones over the last 25 years – the Northern Line Extension, Oyster contactless smart card and introduction of the “Lizzie line”.
