MTR Elizabeth Line appoints Managing Director
UK: Mike Bagshaw has been appointed as the next Managing Director of MTR Elizabeth Line.
Elizabeth Line trains start running through onto main lines east and west of London
UK: Elizabeth Line passenger services began running through onto existing Network Rail routes east and west of central London on November 6.
Smart Stations: Modular approach reshapes fit-out process
London’s Elizabeth Line and Brisbane’s Cross-River Rail Link are two major schemes where station design and fit-out is being influenced by trends towards modularity, repeatability and off-site production, as Julian Maynard of Maynard Design Group explains to Nick Kingsley.
Crossrail Building Management System contract
UK: Telent Technology Services has awarded Sella Controls a contract to supply a building management system as part of the continuing work on the Crossrail project.
UK and Israel sign MoU to share transport expertise
INTERNATIONAL: The UK’s Department for Transport and Israel’s Ministry of Transport & Road Safety have signed a memorandum of understanding to share expertise on large scale rail projects, which DfT said could lead to ‘fresh business opportunities and potential new jobs’.
Next phase of London’s Elizabeth Line to launch in November
UK: The next phase of operation on the Elizabeth Line is to begin on November 6, Transport for London has confirmed.
Industry responds to launch of cross-London Elizabeth Line
UK: Organisations from the across the rail sector have commented on the opening of London’s Elizabeth Line on May 24.
London’s Elizabeth Line opens at last
UK: Elizabeth Line services began running on the Crossrail core route across central London on May 24, with an initial 12 trains/h linking Paddington station in the west to Abbey Wood in the southeast.
Regulator approves Elizabeth Line passenger operation
Crossrail Elizabeth Line to open on May 24
Trial operation begins on London’s Crossrail
Crossrail International aims to grow as government-owned rail advisory practice
Trial running starts on London’s Elizabeth Line
Government agrees £825m loan to support Crossrail