Crossrail Elizabeth Line news – Page 4
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NewsCrossrail Aventra commissioning facility inaugurated
UK: A new four-track test and commissioning shed at Bombardier Transportation's Derby plant was officially opened by Secretary of State for Transport Patrick McLoughlin on May 13. He described the opening of the 'cutting-edge facility' as a 'huge event for the UK rail industry', which was 'so important for the ...
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NewsLondon – Reading resignalling and power supply contracts awarded
UK: Infrastructure manager Network Rail has awarded Alstom a contract for the final stage of resignalling the London Paddington – Reading section of the Great Western Main Line. Amey has been awarded a separate contract to provide a ‘resilient’ power supply system for signalling equipment. The contracts announced on April ...
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NewsCrossrail train design revealed
UK: The design of the 66 Aventra Class 345 electric multiple-units which Bombardier Transportation is building for the Crossrail project was unveiled by Transport for London on November 20. Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby of Barber & Osgerby are TfL and Bombardier’s design advisors for the Crossrail trains. According to ...
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NewsTfL undertakes further Crossrail 2 consultation
UK: Transport for London has begun public consultation on the route and design of Crossrail 2, a proposed tunnel running under London from Wimbledon in southwest to Tottenham Hale and New Southgate in the north. This would connect existing suburban rail networks at each end. TfL said two previous ...
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NewsCrossrail EMU bodyshell on test
UK: A test bodyshell for the Class 345 electric multiple-units ordered for London’s Crossrail project has been assembled at Bombardier Transportation’s Derby plant, where it is being used to refine the design and manufacturing techniques ahead of full production of the 594 cars for 66 nine-car trainsets. 'This assembled body ...
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NewsCrossrail tunnelling complete
UK: Prime Minister David Cameron joined Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin and Mayor of London Boris Johnson at Farringdon on June 4 to mark the completion of tunnelling for the Crossrail project. Since the summer of 2012, eight TBMs have bored 42 km of running tunnels under London with a diameter ...
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NewsBalfour Beatty to build £12·5m Crossrail train facility
UK: Bombardier Transportation has awarded Balfour Beatty a £12·5m contract to build a production, testing and office facility at its Derby plant, where it will manufacture the 65 nine-car Aventra EMUs ordered for London’s Crossrail project. The 250 m by 40 m structure will have four tracks accessible from either ...
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NewsCrossrail 2 consultants appointed
UK: Transport for London has appointed four consultancy teams to develop plans for Crossrail 2 and help to make the case for funding. Each team would be responsible for a specific area. These are: Engineering and technical: Arcadis Hyder, Weston Williamson, Vinci Construction, Interfleet, First Class Partnerships, Dr Sauer ...
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NewsNew ticket hall opens at Tottenham Court Road
UK: London Underground marked the completion of the first stage of its £500m rebuilding of Tottenham Court Road station with the opening of the new ticket hall on January 12. Providing interchange between the Central and Northern lines, the station is normally used by 150 000 passengers per day. This ...
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NewsKnorr-Bremse to supply Crossrail platform screen doors
UK: Crossrail Ltd announced on September 23 that it had selected Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems (UK) Ltd as preferred bidder for contract C631, covering the supply of platform screen doors for seven underground stations. Contract value ‘is in the region of £28m’, says Crossrail. Knorr-Bremse is to supply full-height platform screen ...
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NewsMTR selected to operate Crossrail services
UK: Transport for London named MTR Corp (Crossrail) Ltd as preferred bidder for the Crossrail operating concession on July 18. The £1·4bn contract will run for eight years from May 2015, with an option for a further two years. TfL will make payments to the concessionaire with a nominal value ...
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NewsQueen opens rebuilt Reading station
UK: The rebuilt station at Reading on Network Rail’s Great Western Main Line was officially inaugurated by Queen Elizabeth II on July 17, marking the completion of a four-year project. The station reconstruction forms a key element in the £897m Reading Station Area Redevelopment programme, which is now expected to ...
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NewsCrossrail flyover launched
UK: On May 27 Crossrail Ltd announced that work had been completed to launch a 120 m long bridge weighing 1 000 tonnes into position over the Great Western Main Line at Stockley in west London. The bridge forms part of an additional flyover that is being built to avoid ...
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NewsCrossrail trains to reach Reading
UK: Transport for London and the Department for Transport announced on March 27 that the western branch of the Crossrail route is to be extended from Maidenhead to Reading. Project sponsors TfL and DfT had previously envisaged that those Crossrail services continuing west from the deep-level platforms at London Paddington ...
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NewsCrossrail North East Spur upgrade contract awarded
UK: Network Rail has awarded Costain the £150m Crossrail North East Spur Contract, covering the upgrade of existing railway infrastructure between Stratford and Shenfield as part of London's Crossrail project. The track and the 25 kV 50 Hz overhead electrification is to be upgraded under the contract announced on March ...
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NewsBombardier wins Crossrail train contract
UK: Bombardier Transportation has beaten bids from Hitachi and CAF to be selected for the contract to supply and maintain trains and a depot for London's Crossrail project, the Department for Transport and Transport for London announced on February 6. With a capital value of £1bn, the 32-year contract is ...
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NewsEIB provides £500m loan for Crossrail trains
UK: The European Investment Bank signed a corporate loan facility on December 13 which will provide Transport for London with up to £500m to finance the rolling stock fleet and depot for Crossrail. This follows a £1bn EIB loan for the construction of the Crossrail tunnels which was agreed in ...
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NewsFirst Crossrail tunnel completed
UK: On October 9 Crossrail Ltd announced the completion of the first running tunnel for the project, a 6·8 km bore between the Royal Oak portal and Farringdon built under Drive X. The tunnel boring machine is now to be dismantled and removed via a recently completed access shaft at ...
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NewsSiemens pulls out of Crossrail train bidding
UK: Siemens announced on July 5 that it 'will not be proceeding further in the Crossrail rolling stock procurement process.' In February 2012 Siemens, Bombardier Transportation, CAF and Hitachi Rail Europe were invited to negotiate for a contract to provide around 600 electric multiple-unit cars for the east-west line under ...
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NewsBidders for Crossrail concession shortlisted
UK: On June 25 Transport for London announced its shortlist of bidders for the concession to operate Crossrail services. These are Arriva Crossrail Ltd, Keolis/Go Ahead, MTR Corp (Crossrail) Ltd and National Express Group. The concession would be similar to the existing London Overground inner-suburban contract. TfL invited expressions ...