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Rail minister blasts ‘arrogant’ HS2 over crisis-hit flagship project

Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill said the flagship development has gone ‘badly wrong’.

Evening Standard

Finsbury Circus Gardens: City of London's largest green space officially reopens to the public

For much of past decade Finsbury Circus Gardens has been closed to the public to be used by Crossrail to build the Liverpool Street Elizabeth Line station

Evening Standard

Elizabeth line hits new record as 'transformational' £20bn railway celebrates third anniversary

Up to 800,000 journeys a day are made on the ‘Lizzie line’

Evening Standard

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HS2 spends £20k on Lego model of proposed station

15,000 brick Lego model described as ‘informative way to engage local communities’

The Independent UK

HS2 boss reveals three reasons why high-speed project is years late and billions over budget

‘The day we open the railway from Old Oak Common to Curzon Street will be a day of national celebration’

Evening Standard

HS2 will ‘prove its worth’, boss Mark Wild says

He made the comments days after an influential group of MPs described HS2 as an example of ‘how not to run a major project’.

Evening Standard

Finishing HS2 and getting it to Euston 'even bigger challenge than completing Crossrail', says rail minister

Lord Hendy says vision for Euston is to integrate new HS2 station with mainline rail station and bigger Tube station

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Government 'doesn't know' how much it will cost to finish HS2 between London and Birmingham

Transport Secretary Louise Haigh vows to rebuild Euston mainline station ‘with public money’ and says Tube station also ‘needs work’

Evening Standard

Award to Elizabeth Line is a damning indictment of British architecture

Four years late and massively over budget, of course the Lizzie line is winning awards, writes Helen Coffey – our expectations have become so low when it comes to public transport in the UK, we’ll give anything a prize

The Independent UK

'Years of delay' before new HS2 station at Euston gets off ground, warns public spending watchdog

Report lists disastrous impact of Rishi Sunak’s decision to delay high-speed rail link

Evening Standard

Could Tottenham Court Road become London’s nightlife epicentre again?

After more than a decade gutted by Crossrail, our favourite late-night haunt down the far end of Oxford Street is back, and has had quite the facelift, says Emily Phillips

Evening Standard

London first-time buyers: 'we redecorated our first home from top to bottom with no idea what we were doing'

Priced out of Walthamstow, the couple decided to try their luck in Crossrail hotspot Forest Gate and finished renovations just three days before their daughter was born

Evening Standard

HERE and The Lower Third have been granted late-night 4am licences

Here’s hoping the switch bodes well for Soho’s future as a clubbing spot

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Number of TfL staff awarded six-figure salaries dubbed ‘outrageous’

More than 750 staff across TfL and Crossrail were paid more than £100,000 in the last financial year

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Elizabeth Line’s £29million fares bonanza as passenger numbers hit new high

Latest figures from TfL show the Elizabeth line is carrying 3.5million passengers a week

The Guardian - UK

Elizabeth line to be fully running from 21 May in ‘last milestone’ for Crossrail

Twenty-four trains an hour and direct service from Essex to Heathrow on timetable

Wales Online

I finally got an interview with the Welsh Secretary after months of being turned down

I’m willing to be interviewed by anyone else who works for WalesOnline but not by you

The Independent UK

Nearly half of Londoners have used £19bn Elizabeth line – survey

The railway stretches from Reading in Berkshire and Heathrow Airport in west London to Abbey Wood in south-east London and Shenfield in Essex.

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Crossrail guide to Gidea Park: average house prices, new homes and Elizabeth Line journey times to central London

This Crossrail area has good property stock, plentiful green space, and a burgeoning foodie scene.

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Crossrail guide to Harold Wood: average house prices, new homes and Elizabeth Line journey times to central London

Value for money, fast commutes and green spaces are a big draw for home hunters searching along the Elizabeth line

Evening Standard

Crossrail guide to Iver: average house prices and Elizabeth line journey times from central London

With its laid-back feel and a wide choice of property types, this village is proving popular with Crossrail commuters

Evening Standard

Crossrail guide to Romford: average house prices and Elizabeth line journey times from central London

This multicultural Essex town — one of the strongest Crossrail performers for house price growth — is proving popular with east London upsizers and first-time buyers.

Evening Standard

Elizabeth line links: Shared-ownership flats in new homes hotspots from West Ealing to Woolwich

As Crossrail makes more parts of the capital accessible, residents at these shared-ownership schemes are reaping the rewards

The Independent UK

Elizabeth Line station at Bond Street to finally open next month

Direct Crossrail services between suburbs of east and west London to begin in November

Evening Standard

Elizabeth Line passenger numbers delivers £20m boost for TfL

Higher than expected passenger numbers on the Elizabeth Line have resulted in a £20 million fares bonus for Transport for London. More than two million trips a week have been taken on the £20 billion line since its central section between Paddington and Abbey Wood opened on May 24. A report…

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