Signalling glitches disrupt key Crossrail tests, boss reveals

By Jordan Marshall2022-01-05T06:30:00

Delayed central section due to open by middle of this year

The final stage of testing on the £18.6bn Crossrail project has been disrupted by a series of technical glitches, the scheme’s boss has revealed.

In his December update, made before the Christmas break, to London Assembly transport committee chair Caroline Pidgeon, chief executive Mark Wild said the trial running had been up and down.

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