The trains for the UK's new Crossrail rail link have been unveiled. They will be over one-and-a-half times as long as London's longest Tube train and will accommodate 1,500 passengers. Features will ...

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Europe’s largest infrastructure project Crossrail (CRL) has announced that a 465m-long concreting train has arrived at the Plumstead railhead in south-east London, UK, which will help fit-out ...

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Before the pandemic, many London-area commuters were obliged to take crammed Tube carriages for parts of their journey. Riders from eastern Essex or western Berkshire, for example, had to get a ...

The UK’s Network Rail and Crossrail have installed a new 1,000t rail bridge over the Great Western Main Line in Stockley, London, marking a milestone in the upgrade programme. The 120m-long single ...

The much delayed £19bn Crossrail project has officially completed The last stage of the Elizabeth line, Shenfield to Heathrow, is now running More than 140 million customer journeys have taken place ...

Subterranean London is riddled with twisting tunnels that carry subway trains, rivers and secrets beneath the city’s busy streets. Now new video reveals that a huge addition to this underground ...

At the height of the MPs expenses' scandal in May 2009, prime minister Gordon Brown took time from leading the country to join London mayor Boris Johnson and junior transport minister Lord Adonis at ...

The tunneled section connects the major central hubs of Paddington Station, in the west, and Liverpool Street, in the east. London’s much delayed Crossrail transit project is due to start service May ...

Tunneling work has been completed for the UK's Crossrail rail link. Described as Europe's biggest construction project, it will create a new 118-km (73-mile) rail route. The route includes 42 km (26 ...

London’s Crossrail project has suffered numerous setbacks. Here the PA news agency looks at the key dates in the 20-year history of the railway. Then-prime minister Gordon Brown (second from the left) ...