Rail Professional April 2013

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Work on Crossrail, Europe’s biggest infrastructure project, is now ramping up as the project begins to move into its period of peak construction over the next two years.

A huge amount has already been achieved.

Five of our tunnelling machines have begun the job of boring tunnels beneath the streets of the capital, with a further two machines set to get underway in 2013. Already we have created more than six kilometres of the 42 kilometres of tunnels that will eventually form the underground sections of Crossrail. Later this year we will celebrate the

completion of our western tunnels, which will run from the Royal Oak portal to the west of Paddington through to Farringdon in central London. The completion of this section of the route will be Crossrail’s biggest milestone to date. But Crossrail isn’t just about tunnelling

– around two thirds of the Crossrail route will run above ground. Here, Network Rail is carrying out a two billion pound infrastructure upgrade to prepare for the arrival of the new Crossrail trains and the additional passengers that the new Crossrail service will attract. Ahead of services commencing there will be upgrades to stations and a significant amount of other infrastructure work over the next few years. Above ground Crossrail will also deliver over three million square feet of office retail and residential space – the equivalent of five Gherkin towers. We are also gaining a good understanding of the long-term impact of Crossrail on the wider property market. A report commissioned by Crossrail last year showed that the project could increase property values by £5.5 billion and support the delivery of 57,000 new homes. As construction ramps up, so too does

Crossrail’s impact on the economy. More than

7,000 people are working directly on Crossrail with thousands more jobs to be created during the coming years. Throughout its supply chain, the project

is providing a much needed boost for a whole range of industries right around the UK, creating and safeguarding jobs and providing more than 75,000 business opportunities. Firms of all sizes, located right around the country are winning work on the back of the project, which we estimate will generate enough work to support the equivalent of 55,000 full-time jobs. As well as creating opportunities for people who are already working in the industry, we are committed to developing a new generation of trained professionals who will be able bring skills, knowledge and experience to future infrastructure projects such as HS2. Our Tunnelling and Underground Construction Academy (TUCA) in east London will train 3,500 people over the lifetime of the project and we soon expect to pass the halfway mark in our aim to deliver 400 apprenticeships. Once open in 2018, Crossrail will transform

public transport in London, slashing journey times, increasing rail transport capacity by 10 per cent and bringing an extra 1.5 million people to within 45 minutes of central London. Brand new trains will link London’s key employment, leisure and business districts – Heathrow, the West End, the City and Canary Wharf – acting as a spur to further economic development throughout the capital and the southeast.

Crossrail and the government’s broader

programme of investment in the industry will be central to securing the future success of the railways. With demand for rail travel in the UK reaching record levels, the extra capacity that these projects will deliver will be an absolutely essential part of ensuring that we have a rail network fit for the 21st century.

Ensuring that we have a rail network fit for the 21st century

by Andrew Wolstenholme, chief executive of Crossrail

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