Crossrail In The Home Straight
Crossrail’s opening dates are only just over a couple of years in the future and this article in Rail Engineer, which is entitle Crossrail – The Deadline Is looming, describes what is happening on the Eastern branch to Shenfield.
The article is a must-read and details how the project is organised, to make sure it is delivered on time and on budget. The last paragraph sums up the project.
In engineering terms, this project couldn’t be described as ‘cutting edge’ but, in railway engineering terms, it would be hard to find a more complex environment to work in with potential challenges at every step. Costain has reached almost two million man-hours on the project, and the team is confident that all of the deadlines will be met and train testing will be underway after November 2016 as planned.
East London and East Anglia have fed on scraps for decades and I think that meeting the target of November 2016, so trains can be tested, is highly likely.
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