Today has been a busy day at Whitehall, City Hall and the offices of TfL. It seems best to skip the formalities and head straight to the meat. The full report can be downloaded here …
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Quango cuts and Crossrail and Thameslink Rumours
With the 20th of October fast approaching, rumours have begun to surface as to the likely ways in which Transport spending will be affected by the coming budget cuts. Already, some things have become clear. …
Continue readingCrossrail States its Costing Position
Crossrail Ltd have released a statement reiterating their current stance with regards to savings. The statement can be read in full here. Broadly speaking, the statement largely confirms much that was already known. Crossrail indicate …
Continue readingDown In the Dark: The Connaught Tunnel and Silvertown Station
In 1846, a new railway line opened between Stratford and Canning Town. A year later, it was extended to North Woolwich, a station on the north bank of the Thames connected by ferry to the …
Continue readingThe Crossrail Works At Paddington
During the recent blockade on the Hammersmith and City and Circle, work took place at Paddington on both Crossrail and the station upgrade works. The works largely focused on the demolition of the old disused …
Continue readingCrossrail At Kensal Rise Back On The Cards?
As reported earlier this week by Building Design, Kensington & Chelsea Council has authorised a £55,000 feasibility study into a new Crossrail station in the borough. This isn’t a new idea, having long been a …
Continue readingIn Video: A Return to the Crossrail Centre Point Camera
We’ve covered the Crossrail demolition work at Tottenham Court Road as viewed from the TfL webcam in the TfL offices at Centre Point before. With work progressing on the project, it seems fitting to return …
Continue readingCrossrail Rolling Stock PIN Posted
The Periodic Indicative Notice (PIN) for Crossrail’s rolling stock contract has now been posted. This is effectively a “heads up” to those likely to be interested in tendering for the rolling stock contract, which the …
Continue reading£300M Bond Street Upgrade Contract Awarded
Bond Street station, at the heart of London’s West End, is due to have a costly upgrade, with main work starting from 2011, and is due to be finished before the arrival of Crossrail in …
Continue readingNot Messing About On The River
One of the disappointments of the Olympic’s construction phase has been the failure to spark a revival of water borne freight promised by the works on the Bow Back River and the River Lea. However, …
Continue readingTrouble Up The (Dalston) Junction – The Difficulties of Safeguarding
Take one London Assembly member and add a television news channel looking for an example of frivolous government expenditure. Use FOI – the modern day “Open Sesame” and shake thoroughly (but not long enough to …
Continue readingIn Pictures: Crossrail at Whitechapel
Crossrail have released the first concept images of the revised design for Whitechapel Station. Objections from Tower Hamlets over the station’s layout (notably the presence of the main entrance on Fulbourne Street) and local residents …
Continue readingCrossrail: Spades In The Ground
The New Hammersmith & City station at Paddington Amid the atmosphere of speculation about the future of Crossrail – the company is getting on with getting on. In late April, Crossrail announced the shortlist of …
Continue readingThe DfT Speak On Crossrail
The DfT – and more specifically new Transport Secretary Phil Hammond – appear to have thrown their weight behind Crossrail ahead of the upcoming “emergency budget,” suggesting that Government cuts to the project are less …
Continue readingCrossrail at Woolwich
There was a short debate last Thursday in the House of Commons on the topic of Crossrail – of which there have been many rumours, usually denied, of cost cutting plans of around a third …
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