Elizabeth Line passengers at Woolwich will get mobile phone reception on trains and in the station next spring, Transport for London has confirmed. All four networks – Three, O2, EE and Vodafone – will be available when the signals go live across the central section of Crossrail, from Paddington to Abbey Wood and Stratford. The […]
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Software bugs are holding up Elizabeth Line services, TfL says
Software bugs that are blighting journeys on the Elizabeth Line will continue to affect services until they can be ironed out, Transport for London has warned. The line’s core section between Abbey Wood and Paddington was closed over Easter to upgrade the software used in its signalling system to allow more trains to run at […]
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Woolwich councillor helps overturn plans for LED screen in historic Royal Arsenal
Updated story: A Woolwich councillor has helped overturn plans for a new advertising screen in the heart of the historic Royal Arsenal – right opposite the area’s Elizabeth Line station. Berkeley Homes, which is developing the Arsenal into an estate of more than 5,000 homes, said the screen would advertise the development, “local events, activities […]
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Easter engineering will hit Elizabeth Line, Jubilee Line and Southeastern Metro
Engineering work will hit many SE London rail trips this Easter – with the Elizabeth Line, Jubilee Line and most Southeastern Metro routes closed or disrupted at some point over the weekend. The Elizabeth Line will be closed between Abbey Wood and Paddington from Good Friday to Easter Monday as work continues to get the […]
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Elizabeth Line strike this Thursday: No trains at Woolwich or Abbey Wood
No Elizabeth Line trains will run from Woolwich or Abbey Wood this Thursday because of a strike by managers over pay and pensions. Members of the TSSA union voted before Christmas to walk out. Transport for London announced today that the new line’s central section – from Paddington to Abbey Wood – will be closed […]
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Elizabeth Line boosts Woolwich Works ticket sales by 70 per cent
Woolwich Works says it has seen ticket sales leap by 70 per cent after the opening of the Elizabeth Line, which stops a few hundred metres from the arts venue. Slow ticket sales meant Greenwich Council had to make £2 million in loans available to the trust that runs the cultural hub, which cost the […]
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TfL gives Greenwich two more years to pay Woolwich Crossrail bill
853 exclusive: Greenwich Council has been given two more years to pay the £15 million it owes Transport for London for the construction of Woolwich’s Elizabeth Line station. Greenwich pledged to pay £15 million towards the fit-out of the station as part of a deal with the government and TfL. The original Crossrail plans did […]
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Greenwich Council still £6.2m short on next year’s Woolwich Crossrail bill
Greenwich Council faces a £6.2 million shortfall on its contribution to the new Woolwich Crossrail station because of a lack of funding from developers, the latest figures reveal. Cash is likely to be diverted from other projects – such as transport, health and education – to make up the gap when the bill becomes due […]
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