Crossrail

Elizabeth line: Delayed £18bn Crossrail opens to passengers

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Sam Hewitt

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24 May 2022

Around 130,000 people travelled on London’s £18.9 billion Elizabeth line railway in the first few hours of operation on Tuesday morning.
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Crossrail to run empty trains for weeks to ensure ‘flawless’ service

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Shannon Butcher

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15 March 2022

Crossrail will operate empty trains for several weeks to ensure the service is “absolutely flawless” when it opens, the boss of Transport for London (TfL) said.
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UK railway news roundup

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Sam Hewitt

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5 February 2021

This week’s roundup of news from the UK railway industry.
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Report warns ‘forensic focus’ needed to deliver Crossrail

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Sam Hewitt

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3 February 2021

A “forensic focus” is required to complete Crossrail within its revised budget and timescale, an inquiry has found.
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Crossrail governance handed over to Transport for London

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Sam Hewitt

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6 October 2020

The Elizabeth line has reached its complex final stages with Crossrail Ltd working to complete the remaining infrastructure so it can fully test the railway and successfully transition the project as an operational railway to Transport for London (TfL).
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