Range Rover drives a car through a Crossrail tunnel

In a blatant PR stunt, but one that looks like it was quite fun, Range Rover have driven one of their cars along a Crossrail tunnel.

Free tours of Crossrail building sites announced

There will be a chance to go behind the scenes at a number of Crossrail building sites during the 6th-7th March, as part of the construction industry's Open Doors event.

Crossrail tunnel boring machine breaks into Liverpool St Station

Another of the Crossrail tunnel boring machines have made their dramatic breakthroughs into an underground cavern -- this time the eastern end of Liverpool Street Crossrail station.

Photos from Crossrail’s huge Stockley flyover

While much of the Crossrail works are understandably focused on the tunnels under London, there are some significant upgrades being carried out on existing railways as well -- such as the Stockley Flyover in west London.

New Crossrail photos

Crossrail has released some fresh photos of the tunneling works going on deep under London at the moment.

Visit a future Elizabeth line train depot

When the future Elizabeth line trains go to sleep at night, one of their bedrooms will be a large new depot being built at Old Oak Common, and next year there is a chance to have a look at the site.

Brunels’s original rail infrastructure excavated near Paddington Station

Remains of structures built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel for his Great Western Railway have been unearthed near Paddington in west London.

Chance to visit some Crossrail building sites

As part of the London Open House Weekend, a number of Crossrail building sites will also be opening their hoardings to the public.

Crossrail Tunnels uncovered at Paddington

The new Crossrail station box being dug down at Paddington has dug down deep enough to reach the tunnels drilled out by the tunnel boring machines -- and now they are demolishing them.

Crossrail tunnelling machine Jessica completes her journey

Crossrail’s tunnel boring machine Jessica has completed a new train tunnel from Limmo Peninsula, near Canning Town, breaking into Victoria Dock Portal in east London.

Final concrete ring cast for Crossrail tunnels

Crossrail has cast the last of the 250,000 concrete segments that are being used to line the tunnels under London.

TV documentary about Crossrail on BBC2

Something for your diaries, as the BBC is to show a three-part documentary about the construction of the Crossrail tunnels and stations.

Footbridge for Crossrails’ Canary Wharf Station Completed

An area of Canary Wharf that has been sealed off for years has recently reopened as a long covered footbridge linking the future railway station to the famous steel clad skyscraper has been completed.

Crossrail gets a baby Tunnel Boring Machine

Crossrail rather famously has several very large tunnel boring machines, but has now just launched a tiny little baby one as well.

Crossrail 2 could lose both its Chelsea and Hackney Stations

TfL has launched a second consultation about the planned route for Crossrail 2 which could see the two locations most closely associated with it losing their stations.

Elizabeth line stations exhibition opens in City Hall

Crossrail has set up a display of the initial design proposals for public areas surrounding 31 of its stations. It's a bit of a display boards on stands sort of exhibition, and nothing about the tunnels here -- it's all about the stations themselves.

A few photos from the Canary Wharf’s Elizabeth line station

Just a quick update on works at the Elizabeth line station next to Canary Wharf, where the "project eden" style inflated skin is nearing completion.

Last chance to use Pudding Mill Lane DLR station before it closes

You have just one day to pay a visit to one of the least used stations on the Docklands Light Railway before it closes forever. To be replaced with a shiny new station just a few meters to one side.

Crossrail TBM gets police escort through East London

You're a tunnel boring machine quietly boring your way under London, when suddenly you get a police escort!

Crossrail skeletons confirmed to have died of the Black Death

The discovery by Crossrail workers of skeletons near to the Barbican last year have been confirmed as being victims of the Black Death.

Photos from the Railway Tunnel Under London’s Docks

Another visit to the Connaught Tunnel running under the docks in East London, and a chance to see how the works to make it suitable for Crossrail trains is coming along.

Photos from inside a Crossrail tunnel

Crossrail recently passed the half-way mark in its construction phase, and while I have mostly written about the stations and secondary works, yesterday was a chance to travel through an actual rail tunnel.

See the human skulls dug up by Crossrail

Although most of Crossrail lies deep below any previous human habitation, to get down there, some of their buildings and shafts have punched through the "archaeological layer", and some of the findings have been put on display.

See a Crossrail tunnel boring machine made from Lego

There is a modern rule that any large engineering project has to involve Lego at some point, and Crossrail have finally complied with Regulation 17 subclause 13a of the Lego Engineering Act 2008.