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Crossrail Begins to Get Visible – Part 1

On 7 January 2013 By John Bull In Aerial, Construction projects, Crossrail, In Pictures

To most Londoners, Crossrail remains hidden – at least as long as works aren’t inconveniencing a daily commute. The dock north of Canary Wharf has now been filled in by a beehive of workers, but the serious work of tunnelling and station building is largely hidden out of sight. 2013, however, arguably represents the point at which Crossrail’s visible profile will begin to climb, and so as the year opens this seems a good opportunity to take a look at the project again. In the first part of this series, we will therefore resort to a tried-and-trusted LR staple – the aerial photo

In Pictures: Crossrail Tunnels, ELL Expands

On 5 December 2012 By John Bull In Crossrail, In Pictures, Overground

With Tunnelling now under way (or rather, in the west, resumed), Crossrail have released a new set of photos relating to the commencement of operations on the Limmo peninsular. We’ve looked extensively at the Royal …

The Calm Before the Contractual Storm: Crossrail’s Rolling Stock Tender

On 23 November 2012 By John Bull In Crossrail

Two years ago LR found itself sitting in a conference room at the Albert Hall with a room full of railway journalists and industry representatives. The attendees were there to hear the details of a …

Taxi! – The new Cab Rank at Paddington

On 4 October 2012 By Pedantic of Purley In Crossrail, Taxis

Other than to report on GLA meetings we don’t normally mention taxis on London Reconnections. The reason for this is simple. They are boring. It was quite a surprise therefore when the conversation at an …

The End of the Earth: Crossrail at Wallasea

On 21 August 2012 By John Bull In Crossrail, Freight

In recent months we have covered Crossrail Tunneling and Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) quite extensively. One part of the process we haven’t really looked at in depth, however, is where the excavated material ultimately ends up.

London Terminals: Fulsome Farringdon

On 25 June 2012 By Lemmo In Crossrail, DLR, Farringdon, London Terminals, London Underground, Our Favourites

Initially, we’d planned just a single post looking at Farringdon as part of our (increasingly badly titled) London Terminals series, but John Bull’s recent wander through the old ‘Widened Lines’ tunnels east of Farringdon gave a brief glimpse of an unexpectedly cavernous subterranean world. This prompted us to ask: just how much more is down there?

In Video: Second TBM Moved Forward at Royal Oak

On 21 June 2012 By John Bull In Crossrail

With the first TBM now gradually heading underground at Royal Oak, the second TBM has now been moved forward into position. Ada will not begin the second bore yet, as it’ll be a little while …

Transport Committee: Franchise Bids and Frank Comments

On 28 May 2012 By John Bull In Crossrail, Crossrail 2, DfT, ITSO, Oyster, River crossings, TfL

Last week saw the first meeting of the London Assembly’s Transport Committee since the elections. In front of the Committee were Transport Commissioner Peter Hendy and Isabel Dedring, Deputy Mayor for Transport. Hendy and Dedring …

In Pictures: A Walk On The Widened Lines

On 24 May 2012 By John Bull In Crossrail, London Terminals, Metropolitan line, Network Rail

The next station we will visit at as part of our series on London’s major mainline stations will be Farringdon. Before then, though, Crossrail’s presence at Farringdon meant a potential opportunity to get a closer look at some railway infrastructure that is normally inaccessible to the public – the City Widened Lines.

Crossrail Breaks Ground at Royal Oak

On 5 May 2012 By John Bull In Crossrail

Whilst most of the attention on Thursday was focused on City Hall, out West a major milestone was reached on Crossrail – tunnelling started at Royal Oak. The first of the Crossrail TBMs, “Phyllis” began …

Crossrail From the Air

On 3 April 2012 By John Bull In Aerial, Crossrail

We’ve looked at various elements of London’s transport infrastructure from the air before – now it’s Crossrail’s turn. With the exception of the Connaught Tunnel approach, the photos below broadly divide into tunnelling portals and …

In Pictures: Crossrail’s TBMs at Westbourne Park

On 29 February 2012 By John Bull In Crossrail

We last saw Crossrail’s Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) in Germany last year. The first two – out of eight that the project will need in total – are now at New Paddington Yard and will begin tunnelling shortly. It thus seems a good time to take a final look at these, and the Royal Oak Portal itself, before they begin their journey beneath the capital.

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