Last weekend saw the 130 year old bridge that carries the railway over Southend High Street replaced with a new one in the space of barely two days. This was an impressive engineering feat and a very real example to many people in Southend just what professional civil engineers and engineering companies can achieve. I missed the …
Crossrail Whitechapel Progress
The other day - whilst passing through London in the daylight - I continued on my District Line tube train and stopped off in Whitechapel to see if I could see anything of the construction work going on in the area for the new Whitechapel Crossrail Station which will ultimately link the underground, overground and Crossrail in …
Moorgate Crossrail shaft works
I found time yesterday to have a nosey at various construction projects on my route from Paddington to Aldgate. The one I was most interested in was the Crossrail works just outside Moorgate London Underground Station. I was not too optimistic of being able to see too much but was pleasantly surprised and got some decent photos. …
