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Crossrail plans to transform Tottenham Court Road and West End approved

Rail industry news / 20 April 2012 /

Westminster City Council has given its approval for the regeneration of Tottenham Court Road and the east end of Oxford Street, including the former Astoria site.

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Works at Connaught Tunnel pick up pace

Rail industry news / 20 April 2012 /

Crossrail has begun drilling wells at Connaught Tunnel to draw down the water table ahead of works to deepen and widen the 130 year old tunnel in east London.

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2012: the most exciting year yet for Crossrail

Latest issue / 11 April 2012 /

2012 is going to be the most exciting year yet for the £14.8 billion Crossrail project with construction moving up a few gears as we enter our tunnelling phase.

The year has started with great expectations and excitement for the project not just within Crossrail but also amongst Londoners who have responded in thousands to our Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) naming competition to suggest names and vote for their favourite ones. The Prime Minister has personally shown interest in the progress of the project and Crossrail’s apprenticeship programme, too; visiting Crossrail sites and facilities earlier this year.

Crossrail is now becoming more and more visible across London. At Paddington Station, we recently opened a brand new taxi-rank at the Red Star Deck which was previously on Eastbourne Terrace. Work is in now starting at the Eastbourne Terrace site to construct the Crossrail Paddington Station box to receive the TBMs that will start tunnelling from Royal Oak Portal.

Once complete, Crossrail will be the largest addition to the London and South East transport network for 50 years and it will increase the railbased public transport capacity in London by 10%. Crossrail will run 118km from Maidenhead and Heathrow in the west, through new twinbore 21km tunnels under central London to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east. (more…)

Canary Wharf Crossrail station works completed ahead of schedule

Rail industry news / 26 March 2012 /

Canary Wharf Group plc has completed construction of Canary Wharf Crossrail station’s platform level five months ahead of schedule, making it ready to receive the two giant eastern tunnel boring machines in 2013.

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Shortlist for major tunnel fit-out contract confirmed

Rail industry news / 22 March 2012 /

Crossrail today announced that the following organisations have been shortlisted for the major fit-out of the new rail tunnels.

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Giant tunnel boring machines ready to start Crossrail dig

Rail industry news / 13 March 2012 /

The Mayor of London and the Secretary of State for Transport today revealed the giant 1,000 tonne tunnel boring machines that will carve Crossrail’s tunnels under the capital. (more…)

Crossrail awards major Liverpool Street station construction contract

Rail industry news / 1 March 2012 /

Crossrail today announced its intention to award the main construction contracts for Liverpool Street station. Intensive construction for Liverpool Street Crossrail station will get underway later this year.

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Crossrail issues rolling stock and depot tender

Rail industry news / 28 February 2012 /

The four shortlisted bidders for the Crossrail rolling stock and depot procurement were issued with tender documents at Crossrail today.

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Shortlist confirmed for Custom House station

Rail industry news / 23 February 2012 /

Crossrail today confirmed the shortlist for C520 Custom House station. The indicative value of the main construction contract is in the region of £35 million.

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Prime Minister visits Crossrail to view tunnel boring machines

Rail industry news / 22 February 2012 /

Prime Minister David Cameron visited Crossrail’s Westbourne Park site in west London to view the tunnel boring machines (TBMs) ahead of Crossrail tunnelling commencing next month.

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Crossrail outlines new approach to refurbishing the Connaught Tunnel

Rail industry news / 2 February 2012 /

Crossrail today announced that it has adopted a new approach to restoring and enlarging the Connaught Tunnel which is safer and more efficient.

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Crossrail tunnelling to start in less than 100 days as first tunnel boring machine unveiled

Rail industry news / 14 December 2011 /

Europe’s largest construction project has unveiled the first of eight, 1,000 tonne tunnel boring machines (TBM) that will construct the new Crossrail tunnels under central London.

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