They've made a success of the Overground.
The Elizabeth Line (aka Crossrail) is go!
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They've made a success of the Overground.
Crispy
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Not that surprising. LOROL (who operate London Overground) is an Arriva-MTR joint venture
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
Yeah, that bit about the tunnel going through just a couple of centimeters away from two others was fucking insane.
I thought it was quite tedious how they felt the need to include all the banter from the workers to give it a human interest element or some shit. A wolves fan, the no homo guy....yawn. Then was the over-dramatisation of everything and the OTT background music. Perhaps one for the BBC downhill thread.
There was a much more interesting documentary about the engineering challenges I saw a year or two ago, I cant remember what channel it was on though.
There was a much more interesting documentary about the engineering challenges I saw a year or two ago, I cant remember what channel it was on though.
T & P
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I really enjoyed tonight's episode. Very interesting challenges to overcome.
Never mind all the state-of-the-art GPS positioning and laser guidance. I still find it absolutely mind-boggling that two tunnelling machines working in opposite directions can meet each other with a margin of error of milimetres. The scene when one of the machines broke through, perfectly matching the circle painted on the wall on the other side, was just amazing.
Never mind all the state-of-the-art GPS positioning and laser guidance. I still find it absolutely mind-boggling that two tunnelling machines working in opposite directions can meet each other with a margin of error of milimetres. The scene when one of the machines broke through, perfectly matching the circle painted on the wall on the other side, was just amazing.
TitanSound
Mr Beardy Drummer
That's insane, so hope they change their plans. Who in their right mind thinks it's reasonable to have trains covering that sort of distance without loos.
Accountants
Dogsauce
I’ve got Skol but I’m not a Scholar
I suppose, given the service frequency, you're probably expected to jump off to use the facilities at a station if caught short, then simply hop back on the next one a couple of minutes later.
Pretty sure they could be had under disability regs for not providing them, since the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) does include several conditions where urgent toilet access is needed.
Pretty sure they could be had under disability regs for not providing them, since the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) does include several conditions where urgent toilet access is needed.
Fingers
From Tuscany SE22
Great BBC series on Crossrail on Iplayer at the moment. I have only watched episode 1 so far. Grab it whilst you can as there are only five days left on EP1
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod...n-billion-pound-railway-1-urban-heart-surgery
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod...n-billion-pound-railway-1-urban-heart-surgery
I wouldn't have though so. Legislation like that would have been taken into account on such a huge project. Also, I doubt it has an requirement for toilets on all public transport, as a lot don't have any. Buses, Tubes and the DLR don't.
KeeperofDragons
Crazy dragon lady
The other episodes were great as well
Dogsauce
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So now they're talking about adding in Hertfordshire - how does that even work, some sort of connection near Old Oak Common?
Sounds like a bit of pre-election kite flying to me, ahead of the election, thin on detail and probably not practical within the current timescale given the commitments already made on the route. See also the idea of a new tunnel under the Pennines that Gideon was waving about.
Sounds like a bit of pre-election kite flying to me, ahead of the election, thin on detail and probably not practical within the current timescale given the commitments already made on the route. See also the idea of a new tunnel under the Pennines that Gideon was waving about.
KeeperofDragons
Crazy dragon lady
Bloody hell we've already got the Overground, London Midland, Southern, Croxley Rail link (coming) and now Crossrail 
I know some people think Watford's the pits but it's not that bad surely 
I know some people think Watford's the pits but it's not that bad surely
Dogsauce
I’ve got Skol but I’m not a Scholar
The WCML link appears to have been considered previously, just not as far as proposed now:
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossrail#To_the_West_Coast_Main_Line
Connection somewhere between Kensal & Old Oak Common. There is some sense to it, but longer distance would require more stock to maintain the frequency.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossrail#To_the_West_Coast_Main_Line
Connection somewhere between Kensal & Old Oak Common. There is some sense to it, but longer distance would require more stock to maintain the frequency.
Crispy
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If you live in West London, they will be quieter than the deisel trains they replace. Otherwise, no different.
maomao
普費斯
Not the same trains or different lines? How come we don't get that in Essex?
Crispy
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Because the trains on that line (to Shenfield) are already electric. The new ones won't be any louder. In fact they may be quieter, as the track will be spruced up and modern trains tend to be quieter.
hash tag
Books, not bombs
It's not just that though is it. Huge massive tunnels going straight through the centre of London, missing any existing tunnels, drainage Etc. foundations......wow.
Crispy
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It'll be at right angles to CR1 and there's loads of space. The tunnels will pass between the two ticket halls. The "eye of the needle" from the programme is behind the Eastern ticket hall, under Charing Cross Road.
You can see stubs of tunnels that will form access to CR2 from the central line and from CR1
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Crispy
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It will. Construction of CR2 should be less invasive though. The ticket halls have been built with it in mind, so they *should* just be able to open up the access shaft in Soho Square and do it all from there.
GarveyLives
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This all sounds very disturbing, notwithstanding the stated test results:
Crossrail contractors rule out dust link to mystery deaths
The project owner and a number of its contractors have had issues of 'truth telling' in the not too distant past.
Crossrail contractors rule out dust link to mystery deaths
The project owner and a number of its contractors have had issues of 'truth telling' in the not too distant past.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
crossrail is go! slow
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