The £14.8 billion Crossrail project is now progressing at a pace. The route from Maidenhead and Heathrow in the West to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the East will run through 21km of twin-bore tunnels up to 40 metres below the ground. More plans have recently been submitted for a new station at Abbey Wood [...]
As the largest addition to the south east rail network in 50 years, the engineering challenges presented by Crossrail are well known. But while the major projects are what make the news, there is a host of detailed, day-to-day work taking place behind the scenes which is every bit as vital to its successes. UK [...]
Crossrail has announced its intention to award the main construction contracts for Liverpool Street station to Laing O'Rourke.
Crossrail said in line with European procurement rules, the contract award is subject to a ten-day standstill period.
Intensive construction for Liverpool Street Crossrail...
To mark the completion of its service upgrade and improved West Anglia timetable, National Express East Anglia (NXEA) has named two of its new Class 379 trains in ceremonies at either end of the West Anglia route at London...
From Saturday 18 June Londoners using the Liverpool Street and Moorgate areas are being advised that some long term but temporary changes will be made to local travel arrangements as work continues on the new Crossrail station at Liverpool...
BBMV, an integrated London-based joint venture comprising Balfour Beatty, ALPINE BeMo Tunnelling, Morgan Sindall and VINCI Construction, announces today it has been awarded the £235 million Whitechapel and Liverpool Street Station Tunnels contract, as part of the Crossrail project.
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CrossCountry colleagues embark on new apprenticeship schemes on sustainability during National Apprenticeship Week.
There are currently 200 colleagues on apprenticeship...