Fresh blow for Crossrail as railway admits 'growing risk' to February plan for train trials

By Jordan Marshall2019-10-21T05:00:00

Project has inked Valentine's Day to start trial running trains on key central London route

Crossrail is increasingly at risk of missing its target to start trial running trains through the key central section of the route next February, the firm keeping tabs on the scheme for the government has said.

Jacobs has been the Department for Transport and Transport for London’s (TfL) project representative for a decade but since news of the project’s delay first emerged last summer it has been asked to step up its scrutiny role.

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