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Crossrail awards last railway systems contract
23 September 2014 | By Crossrail
Crossrail Limited announced that it will award the contract for the provision of platform screen doors to Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems (UK) Limited...
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Crossrail begins last east London tunnel
11 September 2014 | By Crossrail
Tunnel machine Ellie has started her 900 metre journey from Limmo Peninsula, near Canning Town, towards Victoria Dock Portal in east London...
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Balfour Beatty wins contract to fit out Crossrail Woolwich station
9 September 2014 | By Crossrail
Crossrail Ltd has announced that it will award the contract for the fit-out of Woolwich station to Balfour Beatty Group Limited...
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Paddington station excavation reaches Crossrail train tunnels
26 August 2014 | By Costain
Crossrail Paddington contractors Costain Skanska Joint Venture has excavated down to the new Crossrail tunnels, breaking into the top of the tunnels 16 metres below ground level...
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Green light for Crossrail improvements at Ealing Broadway station
14 August 2014 | By Crossrail
Proposals for an overhaul of Ealing Broadway station as part of Crossrail upgrades were approved by Ealing Council’s Planning Committee...
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Crossrail tunnelling machine Jessica completes her journey
11 August 2014 | By Crossrail
Crossrail’s tunnel boring machine Jessica has completed a new train tunnel from Limmo Peninsula, near Canning Town, breaking into Victoria Dock Portal in east London...
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Contract signed for MTR to run Crossrail services
30 July 2014 | By Transport for London
Transport for London and MTR have now signed the contract for the operation of Crossrail services...
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MTR signs concession agreement to operate Crossrail train service in London
30 July 2014 | By MTR Corporation
MTR Corporation (Crossrail) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of MTR Corporation formally signed a concession agreement with Transport for London to operate the Crossrail train service for an eight-year period with a two-year extension option...
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Crossrail casts its final concrete tunnel segment
22 July 2014 | By Crossrail
Crossrail has manufactured the last of its 250,000 concrete segments, used to line the tunnels of Europe’s largest infrastructure project...
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Next generation of trains for the Intercity Express Programme
Thanks to privatisation, the UK’s railways are a huge success story with more people than ever using the rail network. Over the last year, there was a 5.7% increase in passenger journeys to 1.6 billion. While this increase is welcome it brings with it challenges. Stephen Hammond – the UK’s…
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MTR Corporation named as preferred operator for Crossrail, London’s brand new 21st century rail service
18 July 2014 | By MTR Corporation
The MTR Corporation welcomes the announcement by Transport for London that MTR Corporation (Crossrail) Limited has been selected as the preferred operator for the Crossrail Train Operating Concession...
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TfL appoints Barber & Osgerby to work on design of Crossrail train
16 July 2014 | By Transport for London
Following a competitive process design studio Barber & Osgerby has been appointed as Transport for London’s design partner for the fleet of Crossrail trains that will go into service from 2017 on the UK's newest rail line...
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Intelligent trains and air quality improvements headline Crossrail’s latest sustainability report
15 July 2014 | By Crossrail
Intelligent, energy-efficient trains and air quality improvements headline Crossrail's 2014 Sustainability Report...
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Construction of new Crossrail stations hits halfway mark
10 July 2014 | By Crossrail
The construction of Crossrail’s new stations in central London and Docklands is now half complete, with almost three miles of platform and station tunnels created beneath the streets of the capital...
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Balfour Beatty awarded £16 million Crossrail substation contract
18 June 2014 | By Balfour Beatty
Balfour Beatty has been awarded a £16 million Crossrail contract by Network Rail Infrastructure Limited to deliver a series of substations and associated civil works...