Crossrail misery goes on as opening delayed again

By Jordan Marshall2020-07-23T19:12:00

Crossrail - Paddington station - Feb 2020 (5)

Source: Crossrail Ltd

Railway busts third deadline in two years

The opening of Crossrail has been pushed back a third time with the railway this evening admitting defeat on plans to get the key central section of the line up and running next summer.

It raises the prospect that the line won’t be ready until 2022 with tonight’s news the latest setback for the £18bn project which has already bust a series of deadlines in the past two years.

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