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Construction milestone for Ealing Broadway upgrade

23 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

The work to remodel Ealing Broadway station, extending the platforms at the station to accommodate the new Elizabeth line trains, has reached a major milestone with the completion of the first phase of the structural […]

Business

Turner & Townsend to support Crossrail engineering safety and assurance case

10 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Programme management consultant Turner & Townsend has been appointed to provide project management and assurance support to the Rail for London Infrastructure (RfLI) team on the Crossrail Engineering Safety and Assurance Case (CESAC). The appointment […]

Governance

Crossrail governance transfers to TfL

1 October 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Crossrail project, which is being undertaken by Crossrail Limited, will deliver the Elizabeth line under and through London, which is now scheduled to enter service in 2022. Crossrail Ltd is working to complete the […]

Business

Study to consider extending Crossrail to Ebbsfleet

26 September 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 2

There has recently been a growing interest in extending the south-eastern ‘leg’ of Crossrail, which currently terminates at Abbey Wood, into Kent as far as Ebbsfleet, where it could link up with the HS1 high-speed […]

Business

Crossrail now set to open in Summer 2022, a further £450 million over November 2019 estimate

21 August 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The latest update from Crossrail’s leadership team to the company’s board is predicting that the Elizabeth line across and under London will open “in the first half of 2022” and will cost up to £1.1 […]

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Crossrail delivery of the Elizabeth line goes back due to COVID-19

24 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Crossrail project, to build the Elizabeth line across and under London, looks like it will be delayed again. The Crossrail board has received an update from its leadership team on how COVID-19 has affected […]

Business

Costain Skanska ceases to be contractor delivering Crossrail’s Bond Street station

24 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Crossrail and the Costain Skanska joint venture (CSJV) have parted ways at Bond Street station, with Crossrail to oversee completion of the remaining works in-house. Work at Bond Street has been running late, and Crossrail […]

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Coronavirus stops work on Crossrail

24 March 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Transport for London (TfL) has announced that it has temporarily suspended work at all TfL and Crossrail construction sites to help limit the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19). Announcing the move, London’s Transport Commissioner Mike Brown […]

Infrastructure

Work on Ilford station to commence in the New Year

14 November 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Work on significant improvements to Ilford station, in preparation for the Elizabeth line, will commence in January 2020. The major upgrade will provide customers with a new station entrance, new ticket office and new lifts […]

Business

Crossrail delays opening the Elizabeth line once again – and increases the bill

9 November 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Crossrail has revised its estimate of when London’s new Elizabeth line will open, and also warned that the costs have increased once again, this time by between £400 and £650 million. In April, Crossrail announced […]

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  • More trains between Bradford and London following government investment
  • Two new trustees for Railway Benefit Fund
  • Emma Haddow appointed Operations Director at Cementation Skanska
  • Northern City line becomes UK’s first signals-free commuter railway
  • Viaduct upgrade in Cornwall results in higher linespeed and improved reliability
  • A-Train of Sweden orders seven Stadler FLIRT trains for Arlanda airport service
  • Campaigners urge PM to support more cross-Channel rail services
  •  Plan launched to improve Yorkshire’s rail network
  • Level crossing closed following “shocking misuse”
  • Siemens Mobility wins signalling framework in Ireland
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  • Phil Mortimer: A recent funded R&D project focused on the use of alternatives to steel for the ohl masts. This has several…
  • Nigel: Fully support this restoration from the East Lancashire side,existing infrastructure mostly well built and promises a highly efficient 12 mile…
  • Clive Broadhead: After the undoubtedly achievement of resurrecting the railways in Scotland why are the current NR management he'll bent on squandering…
  • The new FLIRT for A-Train will seat 323 passengers and enter service between Stockholm and Arlanda airport in 2029.
  • Northern City line becomes UK’s first signals-free commuter railway
    19 May 2025 0
  • Viaduct upgrade in Cornwall results in higher linespeed and improved reliability
    19 May 2025 0
  • The new FLIRT for A-Train will seat 323 passengers and enter service between Stockholm and Arlanda airport in 2029.
    A-Train of Sweden orders seven Stadler FLIRT trains for Arlanda airport service
    19 May 2025 0
  • Campaigners urge PM to support more cross-Channel rail services
    17 May 2025 0
  •  Plan launched to improve Yorkshire’s rail network
    16 May 2025 0
  • Level crossing closed following “shocking misuse”
    16 May 2025 0
  • Siemens Mobility wins signalling framework in Ireland
    16 May 2025 0
  • Cambridge South station infrastructure upgrades complete
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    16 May 2025 0
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  • LNER to run East Coast trains for at least three more years
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