what is the cross rail project?

Answer 1

I am surprised to read the negative comments about this project which in designed to link Maidenhead in the west with Abbey Wood in Kent and Shenfield in Essex. It will relieve the terrible overcrowding on the tube lines in Central London. Yes, it is expensive, but then so is building a new motorway. The fact that business thinks it is necessary is evidenced by the fact that large companies in the City and Docklands have agreed to contribute towards its construction. It is not designed, as someone seems to think, to carry passengers all the way from one terminal to another, but commuters from those points into London. There will, for example, be no need for those from Essex to change at Liverpool Street, or those from the West at Paddington. It is not a white elephant - just look at the journeys that Thameslink from south to north have created. My experience of those trains is that they are pretty crowded. It's about time London had a decent, 21st century, network. the French did something similar 30 years ago with the construction of the RER lines serving Paris. And in response to another answer, the services will be supplied by a Crossrail company, not the companies serving either end. The major problem will be pathing the Crossrail services (proposed at 12 an hour) with those services.

Answer 2

A project that has been planned since the early 1960's, revived each decade there after and dropped quickly because of costs and lack of Goverment commitment.
Basically it would now link South East, C2C, Anglia, FCC, SWT, GWR trains to a seperate cross london service running under the heart of London allowing Train Passengers to use a train service rather than London Underground for there Journeys, a bit like FCC (Thameslink) from North to South

Answer 3

It is a plan to link the train companies lines on the east of London with the train lines to the west.
I find it hard to believe that there is a large market for this type of train journey, also will train companies from Essex be willing to extend their timetables so that trains will run through to west of London, or pass over control of their trains to rival companies?
Most trains on lines east or west of London will still terminate at their usual terminals, where you will change to a Cross-Rail train, and then change again on the other side of London. This service seems to be just what the London Underground provides already, but this is very overcrowded so Cross-Rail will probably go ahead just to relieve this overcrowding.

Answer 4

Basically a new line running East to West in London...the majority being underground as it passes through the city....supposed to ease overcrowding....

Answer 5

As originally proposed it would run thru from maidenhead in the west to Ebbsfleet in the east. Unfortunately it has been "improved" by terminating the east end at Abbey Wood.

Answer 6

its a line conecting up the east to west
i know maidenhead is suppose to be the end of it but no idea where its starts think its somewhere in kent but will go under london

Answer 7

A costly white elephant, which has already cost millions and they haven't started building it yet, or another publicly subsidised railway company

Answer 8

you can read about it here http://www.crossrail.co.uk/