Moving Ahead: Crossrail Project Update, May 2018

Welcome to the last edition of Moving Ahead (May 2018).

Europe’s biggest infrastructure project is now in its final stages - all the platform screen doors are installed with testing underway, installation of the overhead power equipment in the tunnels is complete and the new stations are being fitted out with remaining architectural finishes and mechanical and electrical equipment.

The new Elizabeth line trains are currently being tested between Abbey Wood and Canary Wharf using the line’s new automatic train control system which operates in the central section of the route. Train testing is taking place in the tunnels at speeds of up to 60 mph. The overhead power equipment has also been successfully switched on in the remaining section between Westbourne Park and Stepney which means that the Elizabeth line tunnels are now fully energised.

There is a huge amount of work taking place beneath the streets of London in preparation for the opening of the Elizabeth line. Browse the latest construction images to see how the new railway is shaping up.

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Gallery Bond Street station - tiling and platform screen doors complete_304682

Bond Street station, westbound platform: The 240m long platforms, more than twice as long as an average Tube platform, feature full height platform screen doors that house lighting and passenger information screens.

Tottenham Court Road station western ticket hall May 2018_304730

Tottenham Court Road station: The western ticket hall on Dean Street in Soho is nearing completion, with glazing, flooring and lights now installed.

Tottenham Court Road station western ticket hall April 2018_304205

Tottenham Court Road station: A gap in the panelling has been left for a new digital screen that will contain a bespoke artwork by Turner Prize winner Douglas Gordon.

Farringdon station signage at the Farringdon Road end March 2018_303594

Farringdon: New directional signage at Farringdon station. To reduce clutter, the new totems also contain lighting and speaker systems traditionally found elsewhere.

Farringdon station passenger walkway at the Barbican end May 2018_304983

Farringdon station signage at the Barbican end May 2018_304990

Liverpool Street station Broadgate entrance canopy April 2018_304038

Liverpool Street station: View of the glass canopy over the new entrance on Liverpool Street.

Liverpool Street station Broadgate ticket hall April 2018_304035

Liverpool Street station: Broadgate ticket hall, one storey below ground.

Liverpool Street station passageway to the Northern line May 2018_303458

Liverpool Street station: The station contains a passageway providing a direct connection to the Northern line at Moorgate.

Whitechapel Station, May 2018_305956

Whitechapel: Newly installed escalator descending to platform level.

Overhead power equipment and passenger walkway installed in tunnel - May 2018_304061

Elizabeth line test train at Paddington station - April 2018_304685

North Woolwich portal head house March 2018_304813

North Woolwich headhouse: A series of shafts and headhouses at various points along the Elizabeth line provide access to the tunnels for firefighting and general maintenance as well as tunnel ventilation and drainage.

Connaught head house March 2018_304770

Mile End Shaft Head house_273305

North Woolwich portal head house March 2018_303333

Victoria Dock portal headhouse_304755

Overhead power equipment at Westbourne Park - March 2018_301841

Elizabeth line test train passes through Custom House station - April 2018_303104

Elizabeth line test train at Paddington station April 2018_304684







































TFL RAIL EXTENDS OPERATION TO THE WEST

Transport for London has taken over the Heathrow Connect Services between Paddington and Heathrow terminals 2, 3 and 4. TfL has also taken over the half hourly Great Western Railway (GWR) services from Paddington which terminates at Hayes & Harlington.

Operating now as TfL Rail, the service will operate two trains an hour between Paddington and Heathrow, using the existing trains, alongside two trains an hour between Paddington and Hayes & Harlington using new Elizabeth line trains. These will become Elizabeth line services in December this year when the railway opens through central London, transforming travel with quicker, easier and more accessible journeys through London.

In another project milestone, Transport for London has also begun operations at the purpose-built, energy efficient train depot at Old Oak Common. Find out more about the new depot.

GET INSPIRED BY THE ENGINEERING ON CROSSRAIL

Take a journey deep underground into the tunnels and stations with never-before-seen construction video, hear personal stories from the new generation of engineers who are making it happen, and learn how the project is benefitting the capital and the whole country through interactive maps.

Visit the Secret Life of a Megaproject exhibition at the London Transport Museum, Covent Garden. Kids go free.

This exhibition is part of the Year of Engineering campaign.

Find out more information about Crossrail events.

Crossrail books: Stories from the Project

Discover stories from Crossrail in a selection of books that offer insight into the archaeology, tunnelling, architecture and design on the project.

Browse the selection available.