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A Window Into Crossrail From the National Audit Office

On 24 January 2014 By John Bull In Crossrail, DfT, TfL

As a public project with Department for Transport ownership (albeit in this case jointly with TfL), Crossrail is subject to a number of elements of public project governance. One of the most interesting of these …

In Pictures: Canary Wharf Crossrail Station

On 27 September 2013 By John Bull In Crossrail, In Pictures

Of all the new stations on the Crossrail Route it is Canary Wharf that has arguably progressed the fastest. Here work on on the four floor structure itself is effectively complete and fit-out underway, with …

Old Oak Common: Part 3 – Looking Over the Fence

On 25 September 2013 By Lemmo In Crossrail, Electrification, First Great Western, Freight, HS2, Old Oak Common, Overground, TfL, WLL

Think of Old Oak Common (OOC) as the Canary Wharf of west London. That’s the Vision: bold and challenging. But will a ‘super hub’ emerge? While the grand plan for OOC may depend on decisions further up the metaphorical line, to a certain extent OOC leapfrogs the institutional black hole of rail strategy and drives deeper changes in strategic planning for London as a whole.

Old Oak Common: Part 2 – Putting the Pieces Together

On 25 September 2013 By Lemmo In Crossrail, First Great Western, Freight, Heathrow, HS1, HS2, Mayor's Transport Strategy, Old Oak Common, Overground, TfL

In Part 1, we introduced the many components that need to be integrated into the grand plan at Old Oak Common (OOC), for a new interchange with HS2, Crossrail, the Great Western Mainline (GWML) and …

In Pictures: Tottenham Court Road Station Work

On 31 July 2013 By John Bull In Crossrail, In Pictures, London Underground, Tottenham Court Road

Crossrail have released another batch of photos highlighting the work underway at Tottenham Court Road on the new Underground and Crossrail stations. The first of Crossrail’s Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) has now cleared Tottenham Court …

Wrangling at Woolwich: Woolwich Crossrail Station Finally Proceeds

On 26 July 2013 By John Bull In Crossrail

With tunnelling and construction underway across London. Crossrail has seemed in full swing now for some time. In truth though, an air of uncertainty has continued to hover over one station on the new line – Woolwich, for which funding arrangements were finally confirmed yesterday by Crossrail’s sponsors, the DfT and TfL.

TfL Announce Crossrail Concession Shortlist

On 26 June 2013 By John Bull In Crossrail

TfL have announced that four firms have been shortlisted for the Crossrail Concession. The shortlisted firms are: Arriva Crossrail Limited Keolis/Go Ahead MTR Corporation (Crossrail) Limited National Express Group PLC FirstGroup, RATP and Stagecoach were …

Over and Under: Thameslink, Crossrail and Woolwich Questions

On 19 May 2013 By Mwmbwls In Crossrail, Thames crossings, Thameslink

Images bring to life many London Reconnections pieces. We are lucky to have a band of chums willing to brave frostbite, heat stroke and going rusty to capture stuff on our behalf. Therefore our thanks …

Case Closes on Crossrail at Kensal

On 3 May 2013 By John Bull In Crossrail

For a number of years now, we have covered Kensington and Chelsea’s push to have a Crossrail station approved. The campaign arguably began in earnest back in 2008, when the Borough began to work towards …

In Pictures: Crossrail Beyond the Main Drives

On 23 April 2013 By John Bull In Construction projects, Crossrail, In Pictures

Crossrail have released another batch of photos related to their current tunnelling operations. Interestingly, these seem to focus more on activites beyond the main tunnel drives than the previous batch. It includes, for example, photos …

In Pictures: Catching up with Crossrail

On 4 April 2013 By John Bull In Crossrail, In Pictures

As readers will no doubt have noticed, we have been somewhat quiet lately. This is, in part, because both Lemmo and I have been involved in the process of moving houses (an exercise at which …

The Transport Committee: Crossrail and the Overground Talk Shop

On 7 March 2013 By The Walthamstow Writer In Crossrail, Crossrail 2, Overground, Oyster

Today’s London Assembly Transport Committee meeting covered Crossrail and wider London Rail developments – two areas of great interest to LR readers. Andrew Wolstenholme (CEO) and Terry Morgan (Chairman) both attended from Crossrail. Taking Crossrail …

Howard Smith to Join Crossrail

On 18 February 2013 By John Bull In Crossrail, Overground, TfL

Crossrail have announced that Howard Smith, currently Chief Operating Officer at TfL London Rail, will join Crossrail in March as Operations Director: Howard Smith is currently Chief Operating Officer for Rail at Transport for London …

Crossrail Begins to Get Visible – Part 2

On 16 January 2013 By Mwmbwls In Crossrail, DLR

Having enjoyed the fruits of the Crossrail’s aerial survey we now return to Docklands to watch the new railway appear in front of our eyes. Eschewing the chance to vegetate before his tinsel decked telly, Unravelled recently followed in the footsteps previously trodden by John Bull to capture the progress being made on the former NLL North Woolwich branch south of Canning Town.

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