Elizabeth line branded a ‘folie de grandeur’ in Treasury campaign against Crossrail

Tory Chancellor Kenneth Clarke warned that initial plans for the Elizabeth Line were a “folie de grandeur” that taxpayers ...
Railway Technology

Crossrail project moves from tunnelling to track laying phase

Europe’s largest infrastructure project Crossrail (CRL) has announced that a 465m-long concreting train has arrived at the Plumstead railhead in south-east London, UK, which will help fit-out ...
Railway Technology

Crossrail’s new 1,000t flyover launched over Great Western Main Line

The UK’s Network Rail and Crossrail have installed a new 1,000t rail bridge over the Great Western Main Line in Stockley, London, marking a milestone in the upgrade programme. The 120m-long single ...
BBC

New timetable marks completion of Crossrail project

The much delayed £19bn Crossrail project has officially completed The last stage of the Elizabeth line, Shenfield to Heathrow, is now running More than 140 million customer journeys have taken place ...
London Evening Standard

Sideways lifts! Hyper-fast travel! Sleek trains! Crossrail will blow your mind

Sign up for the best picks from our travel, fashion and lifestyle writers. But the wait is over. At 6.30am on Tuesday, May 24 — in time for the platinum jubilee ...
CNN

First look at epic new Crossrail tunnel ride under London

Subterranean London is riddled with twisting tunnels that carry subway trains, rivers and secrets beneath the city’s busy streets. Now new video reveals that a huge addition to this underground ...