Firms could part fund Crossrail 2
A SECOND Crossrail to link south-west and north-east London could be built for £12bn-£20bn, with less than half of its funding from central government, a report claims today.
Research published by London First argued that the railway could be partly paid for by extending the rise in business rates imposed to fund the first Crossrail line, along with contributions from firms that would benefit such as Heathrow and developers along the line.