Crossrail will be fully operational in 2019, so now is the time to snap up property in areas that will benefit from the new line, an expert explained to Express.co.uk. Elliot Castle, founder and CEO of We Buy Any Home, said there is “no better time” to consider locations along the new train route. He […]
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Watch London Crossrail Workers Install 54 Escalators in 2 Minutes
A look inside the latest stage of London’s Crossrail project. https://media.wired.com/photos/59949f0b840b5c1542d34b73/master/pass/Canary-Wharf-Station-escalators-HP.jpg Feed: All Latest
Crossrail: First passengers board the new Crossrail trains…with 4G wifi and air con
The new Crosstrail trains have launched this week as the first passengers tried them out. The Elizabeth line train is hoping to connect more of the UK, making it easier for commuters to get into the centre of London. The train travelled from Liverpool Street to Shenfield as it tested the launch. However, the tunnels […]
ISIS-supporter who emailed PM threat to ‘wage jihad’ was hired on Crossrail security
A jihadist arrested for attempting to join Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) in Syria sent menacing emails to then-Prime Minister David Cameron before just five days before he was hired as a security guard on London’s Crossrail project, a court has heard. Shamim Ahmed, 24, who has been jailed for six years after he was […]
Managing financial risk on London’s massive Crossrail project
THE eastbound platform on the Elizabeth line at Farringdon Station in central London is 30 metres below ground. Its length is as striking as its depth. At more than 200 metres, it is almost twice as long as the typical platform on the Tube. When service begins in December 2018, it will increase rail capacity […]
Property news – where to buy along the Crossrail route – key areas near Elizabeth line
The cheapest location along the line is Abbey Wood, within the London Boroughs of Greenwich and Bexley. The average asking price £334,952. This can buy you a three bed house in the area. Next up was Hayes, which is west, with an average asking price of £381,175. You can buy a two bed maisonette in […]