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Crossrail needs another £650m and delayed till 2021

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  1. If the software wasn’t developed why was the design accepted? The previous board of directors have earned a fortune on this project as have Bechtel, as they are providing most of the highly paid consultants for this project. This project is turning into an embarrassing farce led by egotistical designers and engineers that refused to listen to London Underground and Network Rail resident engineers, who know a bit about how a railway is built, operated and maintained. How much will it cost therefore to maintain this software and the systems (yet to be developed) operating the railway? They just don’t know and the figure is a guesstimate and an embarrassment to the industry.

  2. If construction commenced ten years ago, why do they still have to ‘complete software development’ for signalling and train systems?

    I can understand that train systems could only be fully developed in conjunction with the manufacturer once the contract for the rolling stock was awarded, but signalling software can be modeled well in advance and should have been ready for last year. Similar systems are already installed on Thameslink (both of these systems being a radical departure from previous signalling systems on UK railways).

    While previously Crossrail has been trumpeted as a huge triumph of engineering, it would appear that it has been let down by basic failures in project management.

  3. I live near Custom House which with regard to the station has been finished for ages. Passing by you can see the installed escalators all wrapped up and even the platform signs are functioning saying when trains are due. The big problem I see here is that everything installed will be out of warranty by the time it gets fully used. More costs to come then !

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