London’s Crossrail Is a $21B Test of Virtual Modeling (2016)

> The first Crossrail trains will start running in 2017, and when the network is fully open in 2019, it will shuttle an estimated 200 million passengers every year.

Currently the project hopes to be able to open one line in 2022 (maybe) and is at least half a billion pounds over budget.

Re: London’s Crossrail Is a $21B Test of Virtual Modeling (2016)

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Post by jl6 » Sat, Jul 31, 2021, 9:23 AM UTC

bambax wrote: post #7

flancian wrote: post #2

(2016)

Indeed. From the article: > The first Crossrail trains will start running in 2017, and when the network is fully open in 2019, it will shuttle an estimated 200 million passengers every year. Currently the project hopes to be able to open one line in 2022 (maybe) and is at least half a billion pounds over budget.

Only half a billion? So 2% over budget? That sounds great for an infrastructure project.

Re: London’s Crossrail Is a $21B Test of Virtual Modeling (2016)

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Post by DrBazza » Sat, Jul 31, 2021, 9:29 AM UTC

jl6 wrote: post #8

bambax wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Indeed. From the article: > The first Crossrail trains will start running in 2017, and when the network is fully open in 2019, it will shuttle an estimated 200 million passengers every year. Currently the project hopes to be able to open one line in 2022 (maybe) and is at least half a billion pounds over budget.

Only half a billion? So 2% over budget? That sounds great for an infrastructure project.

According to wikipedia, at least, it's 4bn [1] But you're correct, for a (UK) infrastructure project that's actually pretty good especially considering it has to go underground through a city that has medieval and Roman ruins littered all over the place [2]

> The total estimated cost has risen from an initial budget of £14.8 billion to £18.7 billion, as of August 2020.[7]

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossrail https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/aug/21/crossrail-de...

2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Mithraeum

Re: London’s Crossrail Is a $21B Test of Virtual Modeling (2016)

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Post by DrBazza » Sat, Jul 31, 2021, 9:30 AM UTC

dkdbejwi383 wrote: post #5

flancian wrote: post #2

(2016)

Is that the original opening date for the line or the article publication date?

Announced this week that they're aiming for Feb 2022.

https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/blog/2021/07/27/crossrail-aiming...