Crossrail – transforming travel across the capital - Railtex conference
Jeremy Long, MTR Corporation, CEO – European Business 9 May 2017
Page 1 The Crossrail Journey
Construction May 2015 Dec 2018
Page 2 Crossrail – the £15bn Railway
Page 3 • Construction update
• TfL Rail services today
• Staged Opening of Crossrail
• Benefits to London and the UK
Page 4 Crossrail – The History
1941 – George Daw, article in London newspaper ‘The Star’
1974 – GLC study first refers to the name Crossrail
1991 – Private Members Bill defeated ‘no case had been made’
2005 to 2008 – Hybrid bill goes through Parliament
2009 – Construction started
2018 – First trains through central section
Page 5 Funding The funding framework for Crossrail was agreed in October 2007 when the Prime Minister announced that Crossrail’s cost will primarily be met by Government, the Mayor of London and London businesses.
Funding Source £bn DfT Grant 4.7 Business Rate Supplements 4.1 Network Rail 2.3 Transport for London 1.9 Community Levy 1.1 Other 0.7
Total 14.8
Page 6 Building Crossrail
• Over 42km (26 miles) of new 6m diameter rail tunnels have been bored through central London • Tunnelling began in May 2012 – completed in June 2015
Page 7 Building Crossrail
8 Tunnel Boring Machines (TBM) were used to construct the main Crossrail running tunnels. Each TBM is up to 120 metres in length.
Page 8 Surface Work Examples
Railway Depots 27 Stations Track 66km 61 Platform and Sidings (10 Major) Extensions
Electrification Signalling In cab CCTV 146km Systems
Page 9 Railway and Station Systems
Page 10 New Stations
Page 11 Stations
Tottenham Court Road Farringdon
Page 12 Station Fit out Bond Street Station Paddington Station
Page 13 Stations Canary Wharf Station
Page 14 Crossrail Trains – a new generation of trains
New Class 345 Aventra – will be built & maintained by BT
Page 15 Crossrail Trains – a new generation of trains
• Bombardier Class 345 (‘Aventra’ design) • 200m full length (9 car), 145 kph, 25kv • 450 seats (1500 total capacity) • 66 trains (15 initially in 7 car formation for TfL Rail) • First 9 car train Heathrow – Paddington May 2018 • Maintained (initially) at Ilford, then Old Oak Common
Page 16 Crossrail Signalling
Eastern route – Shenfield to Liverpool street • Conventional line-side signalling
Central operating section • Siemens CBTC, moving block • No line-side signals • In-cab signalling for driver • Trackside train detection • Train auto-reverse at Westbourne Park, near Paddington
Western route – Paddington to Reading/Heathrow • Enhanced TPWS • ETCS level 2 on Heathrow Spur
Page 17 • Construction update
• TfL Rail services today
• Staged Opening of Crossrail
• Benefits to London and the UK
Page 18 Start of Operations May 2015 – as TfL Rail
• MTR took over existing rail services • MTR took over operation of 12 stations Stratford to Brentwood • Stations and trains rebranded as TfL Rail
Page 19 Immediate Improvements 2015-17
• All stations staffed first to last • Stations Deep cleaned New ticket machines 2015-16 New gatelines Cleaned twice daily and maintained to improve standards • Turn up and go, accessibility for all • Better security • Trains Deep cleaned and refreshed (seating, signage, panels) Turn round cleans and exterior washing Improved reliability
• Operating performance – improved punctuality
Page 20 Driver training programme
• Recruitment and training of over 300 new drivers • 16,000 applicants • Sophisticated assessment and psychometric testing • Group-based training, PC-based simulators • Driver iPad (no paper Rulebook), fault rectification • Full Crossrail operation – 390 drivers
Page 21 • Construction update
• TfL Rail services today
• Staged Opening of Crossrail
• Benefits to London and the UK
Page 22 Stage 2 – 20th May 2018 4 trains per hour (tph) service commences between Paddington and Heathrow Terminal 4 using full-length Class 345 trains
Paddington Station (Crossrail) – Artists impression Page 23 Stage 3 – 9th Dec 2018 Central Operating Section (COS) opens between Paddington and Abbey Wood
Abbey Wood Station (Crossrail) – Artists impression
Page 24 Stage 3 – 9th Dec 2018 From Dec 18 – Crossrail will become The Elizabeth Line
On 23rd February 2016, it was announced that Crossrail will be known as the Elizabeth Line once operational
Page 25 Stage 4 – May 2019 Eastern interface commissioned, services from Shenfield to Paddington commence through the Central Operating System (COS)
Central Operating System (COS) Tunnel Page 26 Stage 5 – Dec 2019
Western interface commissioned - completion of Crossrail Introduction of full end-to-end services
Page 27 • Construction update
• TfL Rail services today
• Staged Opening of Crossrail
• Benefits to London and the UK
Page 28 Journey Times
Bond Street - Shenfield – 57 mins… 48 min
Maidenhead - Liverpool Street – 67 mins… 48 mins
Paddington – Liverpool St – 25 mins… 10 mins
Heathrow - Canary Wharf – 71 mins… 40 mins
Page 29 Generating Economic Value
Page 30 Property and Regeneration
Page 31 Legacy Learning
Page 32 Skills for the Future
Page 33 Crossrail
• 10% additional rail capacity for TfL • Up to 24 trains per hour through central section • Reduced journey times across London • Best-in-class European Metro
Page 34 Crossrail – key lessons
• Strong focus on legacy from outset • Effective and comprehensive communications and stakeholder strategy • Shadow operator appointed early
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