The Story of Crossrail

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Transportation, Railroads
Cover of the book The Story of Crossrail by Christian Wolmar, Head of Zeus
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Christian Wolmar ISBN: 9781788540247
Publisher: Head of Zeus Publication: November 1, 2018
Imprint: Apollo Language: English
Author: Christian Wolmar
ISBN: 9781788540247
Publisher: Head of Zeus
Publication: November 1, 2018
Imprint: Apollo
Language: English

The story of an engineering marvel of the twenty-first century, from Britain's bestselling railway writer.

In autumn 2019, Europe's biggest infrastructure project – a state-of-the-art cross-London railway – will finally come to fruition. From Reading and Heathrow in the west, the Elizabeth line will extend to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east, including 42 kilometres of new tunnels dug under central London.

Crossrail, first conceived just after the Second World War in the era of Attlee and Churchill, has cost more than £15bn and is expected to serve 200 million passengers annually. The author sets out the complex and highly political reasons for Crossrail's lengthy gestation, tracing the troubled progress of the concept from the rejection of the first Crossrail bill in the 1990s through the tortuous parliamentary processes that led to the passing of the Crossrail Act of 2008. He also recounts in detail the construction of this astonishing new railway, describing how immense tunnel boring machines cut through a subterranean world of rock and mud with unparalleled accuracy that ensured none of the buildings overhead were affected.

A shrewdly incisive observer of postwar transport policy, Wolmar pays due credit to the remarkable achievement of Crossrail, while analysing in clear-eyed fashion the many setbacks it encountered en route to completion.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

The story of an engineering marvel of the twenty-first century, from Britain's bestselling railway writer.

In autumn 2019, Europe's biggest infrastructure project – a state-of-the-art cross-London railway – will finally come to fruition. From Reading and Heathrow in the west, the Elizabeth line will extend to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east, including 42 kilometres of new tunnels dug under central London.

Crossrail, first conceived just after the Second World War in the era of Attlee and Churchill, has cost more than £15bn and is expected to serve 200 million passengers annually. The author sets out the complex and highly political reasons for Crossrail's lengthy gestation, tracing the troubled progress of the concept from the rejection of the first Crossrail bill in the 1990s through the tortuous parliamentary processes that led to the passing of the Crossrail Act of 2008. He also recounts in detail the construction of this astonishing new railway, describing how immense tunnel boring machines cut through a subterranean world of rock and mud with unparalleled accuracy that ensured none of the buildings overhead were affected.

A shrewdly incisive observer of postwar transport policy, Wolmar pays due credit to the remarkable achievement of Crossrail, while analysing in clear-eyed fashion the many setbacks it encountered en route to completion.

More books from Head of Zeus

Cover of the book The Life and Times of Algernon Swift (Fixed Format) by Christian Wolmar
Cover of the book Broken Angels by Christian Wolmar
Cover of the book The Man on a Donkey by Christian Wolmar
Cover of the book Behind a Closed Door by Christian Wolmar
Cover of the book What's Love Got To Do With It? by Christian Wolmar
Cover of the book A Date With Death by Christian Wolmar
Cover of the book Winter at the Dog & Duck by Christian Wolmar
Cover of the book A Mother's Story by Christian Wolmar
Cover of the book The Perfect Marriage by Christian Wolmar
Cover of the book A Dad of His Own by Christian Wolmar
Cover of the book Swimming with Seals by Christian Wolmar
Cover of the book A Year of Finding Happiness by Christian Wolmar
Cover of the book Channel Blue by Christian Wolmar
Cover of the book Oscar by Christian Wolmar
Cover of the book A Kingdom Falls by Christian Wolmar
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy