Elizabeth line branded a ‘folie de grandeur’ in Treasury campaign against Crossrail

Tory Chancellor Kenneth Clarke warned that initial plans for the Elizabeth Line were a “folie de grandeur” that taxpayers ...
Railway Technology

Crossrail project moves from tunnelling to track laying phase

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 ...
London Evening Standard

Sideways lifts! Hyper-fast travel! Sleek trains! Crossrail will blow your mind

Sign up for the best picks from our travel, fashion and lifestyle writers. But the wait is over. At 6.30am on Tuesday, May 24 — in time for the platinum jubilee ...
Sky

Crossrail is £2.8bn over budget - and MPs warn costs will rise further

MPs have launched a blistering attack on the Department for Transport (DfT) and Transport for London (TfL), as ballooning costs and long delays continue to plague Crossrail. The public accounts ...
Forbes

Crossrail's Latest Issues Begs The Question, How Do We Judge Success In Transport Megaprojects?

Arcadis found that a one-month average delay on transport spending plans from 2016 to 2021 would cost the UK £2bn in GDP. Crossrail, Europe's largest infrastructure project, has made the news for ...