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| Balfour Beatty lays first ever Crossrail tracks for Network Rail  Balfour Beatty has laid the first ever section of track for dedicated use by Crossrail trains on the 62-mile length of Europe's largest infrastructure project which will carry millions of passengers when the new route under London opens in 2018. Prior to that opening, the tracks will be used to support the fit-out of the new tunnels being created beneath the streets of London.Balfour Beatty has removed 20,000 tonnes of earth, imported 10,000 tonnes of ballast, drove in over 1000 piles and protected a one-hundred year old brick arch culvert, while working sensitively to minimise noise and disruption to neighbours. Balfour Beatty is laying the new track as part of its £132 million Crossrail South East Section contract due to complete in 2018. Crossrail represents the single biggest addition to the local rail network since the North Kent line was built in 1849. From 2018, a train every five minutes during the peak will allow residents to travel right through the capital without having to change trains. The journey from Abbey Wood to Canary Wharf and Bond Street will be around 20 minutes quicker and passengers travelling to Heathrow will be able to cut around 40 minutes off their journey. Images: Balfour Beatty delivers first section of dedicated Crossrail track at Abbey Wood in South East London. write your comments about the article :: © 2015 Construction News :: home page |