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April 26, 2019 | Metros

Crossrail releases updated plan for delayed Elizabeth Line

CROSSRAIL has released details of a new plan to complete the outstanding works for the beleaguered Elizabeth Line, with the final central London section now due to open at the end of 2020 or the start of 2021.

April 3, 2019 | Commuter Rail

Crossrail project likely to open in 2021 and cost more

COMPLETION of London’s Crossrail project is likely to be further delayed until 2021 and cost even more according to a scathing report by the British parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) published on April 3.

March 27, 2019 | Commuter Rail

Mayor of London calls for ‘metroisation’ of suburban lines

THE mayor of London Mr Sadiq Khan has called for the British government to make Transport for London (TfL) the infrastructure manager for its devolved suburban services as a step towards the introduction of ‘metro-style’ services in south and southeast London.

March 21, 2019 | Main line

FirstGroup orders Hitachi trains for open-access London - Edinburgh service

FIRSTGROUP has confirmed an order for five five-car AT300 200km/h intercity EMUs for a new low-fares London King’s Cross - Edinburgh open-access service due to launch in autumn 2021.

March 20, 2019 | Signalling

First section of London Underground SSL resignalling goes live

THE first section of the £1.6bn project to install Thales Sectrac ATO on London Underground’s Sub-Surface Lines (SSL) network went live at 14.00 on March 17 on the Hammersmith - Latimer Road section of the Hammersmith & City Line, which includes Hammersmith depot.

March 5, 2019 | Financial

Eurostar reports record revenue for 2018

EUROSTAR recorded a 7% increase in passenger numbers last year, with 11 million passengers using the cross-channel service compared with 10.3 million in 2017, the company reported on March 5.

February 14, 2019 | Infrastructure

Balfour Beatty awarded £220m TfL renewals contract

TRANSPORT for London (TfL) has awarded Balfour Beatty a £220m, four-year contract to conduct track renewals on the London Underground (LU) network.

February 5, 2019 | High-speed

HS2 unveils designs for Old Oak Common hub

HIGH Speed 2 (HS2) unveiled the latest designs for its west London hub at Old Oak Common on February 5, with work beginning to clear the site ready for construction.

January 14, 2019 | Light Rail

Automatic braking system to be installed on Croydon LRV’s following fatal derailment

TRANSPORT for London (TfL) has awarded Engineering Support Group (ESG) a contract to install an automatic braking system on London’s Croydon tram network, the first time the system has been used in Britain.

December 24, 2018 | Uncategorized

London Overground extension construction contract awarded

TRANSPORT for London (TfL) has selected a joint venture of Morgan Sindall and VolkerFitzpatrick to construct a 4.5km extension of the London Overground Gospel Oak - Barking line to a new station at Barking Riverside.

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