Crossrail staggers into another crisis
Crossrail is in a mess. Maundy Thursday 2019 came with headlines claiming that Crossrail might not open until 2021. Stories citing senior but anonymous sources within the company. On the…
Crossrail’s challenges with an arbitrary deadline
Crossrail's opening deadline was always arbitrary. Let it finish the job.
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Problems that politicians cause on the railway
Ministers and civil servants cannot control aspects of the railway and then deny responsibility when things go wrong.
Brunel’s Paddington Loco Shed
Crossrail’s archaeologists don’t just dig up ancient skeletons from plague pits in the City of London, they also cover more recent events. Witness their dig just west of Paddington station…
Canary Wharf Crossrail station
Canary Wharf is probably Crossrail’s most eye-catching station. Or at least the roof over it is eye-catching – the station itself is some 30 metres underground with the space in…