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Environmental Excellence

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0000

During 2011 fantastic progress was made on the project environmentally.

Limbless Lizards Saved

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:00:00 +0100

A colony of slow worms has been discovered at our worksite in Old Oak Common.

Reusing and recycling demolished material

Thu, 05 May 2011 08:00:00 +0100

The construction industry is responsible for about 120 million tonnes of construction, demolition and excavation waste every year – around one third of all waste in the UK.

Fish rescue!

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:00:00 +0100

You may not be aware that much of the new Canary Wharf Crossrail station will be underwater.

Remaining tunnelling contracts awarded

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 08:00:01 +0100

A short while ago Crossrail announced which contractors were awarded its two remaining tunnelling contracts.

Shortlist of train providers announced

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 08:00:00 +0100

Crossrail has confirmed the shortlist of five companies who are being invited to tender for the new Crossrail trains, otherwise known as ‘rolling stock’.

Tunnel preparation

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 08:00:00 +0100

Building in central London can be difficult at the best of times as there are lots of established roads and properties to work around.

Crossrail and nesting birds

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 08:00:00 +0000

With spring upon us, we need to keep an eye out on all Crossrail worksites for nesting birds.

Royal visitor at the Crossrail offices

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 08:00:00 +0000

Because of the scale and importance of Crossrail, we regularly get high-profile visitors coming in for meetings and tours.

Crossrail’s Carbon Footprint

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 10:00:01 +0000

Here at Crossrail we are committed to keeping our impact on the environment to a minimum, including making every effort to reduce our carbon footprint.

TUCA construction update

Fri, 24 Dec 2010 08:00:02 +0000

The Crossrail programme will bring benefits beyond the delivery of the new railway.

Whitechapel residents happy with new station design

Thu, 16 Dec 2010 08:00:02 +0000

Crossrail recently unveiled new and improved plans for Whitechapel station following a significant re-design by the architects.

Historians aboard at Old Oak Common

Sat, 11 Dec 2010 08:00:01 +0000

London is steeped in history and our railways are no exception.

Oxford Street reopens to traffic

Fri, 03 Dec 2010 08:00:02 +0000

Although the new train-line will not open for a number of years, evidence of Crossrail can be seen everywhere!

Crossrail works at Stepney City Farm

Fri, 26 Nov 2010 08:00:02 +0000

The size of the Crossrail project means that it isn’t always possible to carry out construction work without having an impact on other people’s land.