The Importance of Construction Mock-ups and Trials

Crossrail is a major new railway currently under construction in South East England. It includes the construction of 21 km of new tunnels under central London, connecting the Great Western Main Line near Paddington and the Great Eastern Main Line near Stratford, and is currently planned to open in 2018.

The proposed total budget is in the region of £15 billion with new Crossrail stations, costing in the region of £2 billion being constructed along the central route at Paddington, Tottenham Court Road, Bond Street, Farringdon, Liverpool Street, Whitechapel and Canary Wharf.

Technology Centre have constructed a full-size replication of a Crossrail station platform to provide a tangible preview of the future Crossrail station environment and passenger experience. It will aid future design decisions on aspects such as cladding type and geometry, flooring, lighting, platform edge screen, CCTV, seating, ventilation, signage, space management, advertising and art.