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Crossrail - PA London's £19bn Crossrail project has begun running test trains through the centre of the capital as plans ramp up ahead of next year's opening.. The new Elizabeth Line is now operating four trains an hour as part of safety testing, a "crucial milestone" in the bumpy and drawn-out story of the project, stretching from Reading and Heathrow to Abbey Wood in south east London. The Trial Running programme is underway, with integrated test trains aiming to demonstrate that the Elizabeth Line is safe and reliable, and will meet the capacity and performance requirements needed t...

Crossrail project representative Jacobs has raised concerns about the growing list of work that is being deferred on the project. In its latest project report, known as Prep 11, Jacobs reveals that approximately 4,500 items of work have been pushed back on Crossrail’s stations programme until after trial running of the railway has begun. Jacobs adds that outstanding work on the project’s “routeway, shafts and portals is also a concern”. Trial running will involve the intensive operational testing of the railway, paving the way for it to open during the first half of 2022. The current ...

Crossrail bosses to ‘refine’ delivery schedule Crossrail’s delivery schedule is being “refined” to ensure the Elizabeth line is open for the first half of 2022. The project’s chief executive Mark Wild said that the delivery control schedule (DCS) will be reviewed in the coming months, in his latest update to the London Assembly. He added that the the review will not be a “full re-baseline of the schedule but instead a targeted refinement of components of the schedule”. “Work has commenced to refine and further strengthen the Delivery Control Schedule (DCS) which constitutes ...

Crossrail | Urgency to start trial running could cause delays later down the line   Crossrail’s schedule is at risk of slipping further due to project bosses desire to get to trial running as soon as possible, according to reports released ahead of next week’s Transport for London (TfL) Elizabeth line committee meeting. A Crossrail Programme Assurance Update states that the “programme is on track” to enter trial running this Spring. However, it warns that “an unintended consequence of the prioritisation of trial running is the deferral of lower priority activity which, in turn, has...

Paddington is the only station yet to have its assets assured and certified as ready to enter trial running. Five of the project’s central station have