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Friday 2 Sep 2016

Leader of Royal Borough visits Crossrail Project

Simon Dudley, leader of Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead, took time out of his day to find out how Crossrail work is progressing in the royal borough.

Simon Dudley, leader of Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead, took time out of his day to find out how Crossrail work is progressing in the royal borough.

Cllr Dudley pulled on the required Personal Protective Equipment and was given a tour around the new sidings location where five Elizabeth line and Great Western Railway trains will park, and around Maidenhead Station where Network Rail will be carrying out major track work this Christmas.

With three quarters of the Elizabeth line’s route running above ground through outer London, Berkshire and Essex on three of the busiest commuter routes into the capital, this work will bring journey time savings to Maidenhead to stations such as Canary Wharf and Bond Street which will be as short as 55 minutes and 41 minute respectively.

Cllr Simon Dudley, leader of the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead, said: “It was interesting to see first hand the work being done to link the Elizabeth line through the borough and to talk with staff about how it fits in with the wider regeneration of Maidenhead into a town for everyone.

“Construction is already well underway and the Crossrail project will expand our existing transport links making this an even more attractive place to live and work.”

Babak Erfani, Network Rail Project Manager, said “We have been working day and night in Maidenhead so that Elizabeth line services can commence in 2019.

“It was a fantastic opportunity to show Cllr Dudley our progress and explain the significant works we have planned over the next year”.