Elizabeth line train undergoes all-weather testing
The new Elizabeth line trains, that will improve travel across London for hundreds of thousands of Londoners, are undergoing the most... Read more...
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First electric wires for Crossrail programme switched on in Thames Valley
Thames Valley rail passengers can look forward to better journeys and the introduction of new GWR trains in 2017 following the achievement... Read more...
Jam jars and plague pits – 8,000 years of London life explored in new Crossrail archaeology books
The archaeology and heritage of London discovered by the Crossrail programme, is explored in five new books released today by Oxford... Read more...
Skills Minister and Crossrail’s 600th apprentice mark start of ‘Tomorrow’s Engineers Week’
Skills Minister John Hayes today (7 November 2016) visited apprentices working on Crossrail to support EngineeringUK’s Tomorrow’s... Read more...
New station at Abbey Wood takes shape
Abbey Wood’s new station is beginning to take shape with the timber structure of the distinctive roof now complete.
Plans for major transformation of Ilford station unveiled
Network Rail has submitted proposals for a new station building in Ilford as part of the improvements being delivered for the Crossrail... Read more...
DNA of bacteria responsible for London Great Plague of 1665 identified for first time
Scientific analysis of skeletons excavated as part of the Crossrail programme has identified the DNA of the bacteria responsible for... Read more...
Sadiq Khan rides Elizabeth line route to mark Crossrail reaching 75 per cent complete
The Mayor of London visited the Crossrail project at Custom House today to mark the construction programme reaching the 75 per cent... Read more...
Crossrail awards last major contract
The Crossrail project has awarded the last of its major contracts, signalling the end of one of the UK’s biggest ever procurement... Read more...
Abbey Wood station gets another new platform as part of major rebuild for the Crossrail project
Work to complete the construction of the new landmark station at Abbey Wood as part of the Crossrail programme reached another milestone... Read more...