Crossrail

Network Rail completes £14.5m Crossrail preparations over bank holiday

Network Rail completed a £14.5m programme of works at 21 locations over the May bank holiday weekend to prepare tracks, infrastructure and stations for Crossrail.

With 1,800 people working round the clock, the work included track remodelling, electrification and signalling commission at Old Oak Common, Southall and Hayes & Harlington, platform stations and canopy cutbacks at Slough and West Ealing and the beginning of construction work for the new station building at Abbey Wood.

At Stockley junction, 25 concrete sections were lifted into place to build a ramp for a flyover to double rail traffic to Heathrow.

Matthew Steele, Crossrail programme director at Network Rail, said: “I would like to thank passengers and our lineside neighbours for their patience over the bank holiday whilst we carried out these major works.

“There is never a good time to close the railway but with far fewer people travelling over the long weekend, we had a good opportunity to deliver these vital improvements. With meticulous planning along with the hard work and dedication of our team and contractors, we have once again delivered a lot of complex work and taken a big step towards making the Elizabeth line a reality.”

The project involved 28 engineering trains, 11 cranes and over 1.5km of track. The work follows on from £30m Crossrail upgrades completed over the Easter weekend.

(Images c. Network Rail)

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