London will come to a standstill if we delay Crossrail 2 March 26, 2014 LONDON will start grinding to a halt if Crossrail 2 – the proposed new north-south rail line for the capital – isn’t built by 2030. That’s why London First, the business promotion body, has recommended a firm plan for Crossrail 2, including significant property developer contributions so that London could directly pay for a large [...]
Canary Wharf Crossrail building to launch before station opens February 24, 2014 CANARY Wharf’s new Crossrail building is set to open next year – three years before the station starts operating. Plans for the six-storey building were released yesterday, with glimpses of the semi-open plan balcony for waterside diners. The first firms to occupy the Foster + Partners-designed development include the Everyman Cinema, a Sports Bar and [...]
London needs Crossrail Two but the Treasury doesn’t have to fund it February 9, 2014 IT MIGHT seem absurd to be talking about Crossrail 2 when Crossrail 1 has only just hit the halfway mark. But the uncomfortable truth – and I mean this literally for London’s rail users – is that, as soon as it opens, Crossrail 1 will be full to bursting. We are playing a desperate game [...]
Crossrail Paddington plan gets go-ahead February 5, 2014 CROSSRAIL’S plans for a major development over Paddington station were given the go-ahead by Westminster Council on Tuesday night. The 320,000 square feet scheme at the junction of Bishop’s Bridge Road and the Grand Union Canal will have 15 storeys of offices and shops on the ground floor. Crossrail plans to appoint a development partner [...]
Plans to rethink West End ahead of Crossrail rush January 20, 2014 WEST End leaders have hired consultants to come up with a plan for improving the busy shopping district to cope with a surge in visitors when Crossrail opens in 2018. Westminster City council, Transport for London and the New West End Company – the group that represents businesses in the area – have commissioned Arup [...]
Plans for West End revamp unveiled as Crossrail expected to bring in extra 250m visitors January 20, 2014 Trying to move down Oxford Street at the weekend or any day for that matter is getting rather like trying to move down a busy tube carriage during rush hour. No wonder then that with the imminent launch of Crossrail expected to bring 250m extra visitors West End leaders are thinking about how to improve [...]
London needs Crossrail Two and we must kickstart this vital project now December 4, 2013 EACH morning, millions of Londoners cram themselves onto Tube trains in conditions that, under EU laws, would be illegal for transporting livestock. Each evening, they repeat the ordeal. But this squeeze on transport infrastructure is not simply unpleasant – it is economically damaging too. Our city’s antiquated transport system is barely managing to meet demand, [...]
Foyles foiled by Crossrail construction November 21, 2013 BOOKSELLER Foyles blamed the Crossrail construction work for damaging trade at its flagship Charing Cross Road shop as it reported a 45 per cent slump in profits. The chain, which has five shops in London and one in Bristol, posted pre-tax profits of £83,294 in the year to June, down from £152,552 the previous year. [...]
Don’t let politics delay extra airport capacity as it held back Crossrail November 18, 2013 DEEP underneath the docks at Canary Wharf, the largest construction project in Europe is underway – the new Crossrail line. With a spectacular station, when this new railway opens in 2019, it will whisk passengers to Heathrow in just 39 minutes. Canary Wharf Group was one of the driving forces behind getting the Crossrail project [...]
Balfour Beatty to electrify more track on the new Crossrail route October 21, 2013 BALFOUR Beatty has won a £64m contract to electrify a western stretch of the Crossrail route, the firm announced yesterday. Balfour Beatty will work on electrifying 12.5 miles of the Great Western Main Line between Stockley Junction and Maidenhead, starting in December and due to be finished in late 2016. As well as preparing this [...]