No hurry, it's not like it's a Data Centre or anything /s
The fuck are we calling it the "Charles Line" or crap like that...
https://www.mylondon.news/news/transport/crossrail-2-wont-open-until-34688932
#crossrail2 #london #tfl
The fuck are we calling it the "Charles Line" or crap like that...
https://www.mylondon.news/news/transport/crossrail-2-wont-open-until-34688932
#crossrail2 #london #tfl
October 2, 2026 at 2:43 PM
No hurry, it's not like it's a Data Centre or anything /s
The fuck are we calling it the "Charles Line" or crap like that...
https://www.mylondon.news/news/transport/crossrail-2-wont-open-until-34688932
#crossrail2 #london #tfl
The fuck are we calling it the "Charles Line" or crap like that...
https://www.mylondon.news/news/transport/crossrail-2-wont-open-until-34688932
#crossrail2 #london #tfl
Asking the kamisama of Shinto to bless the new #BritishLibrary extension and keep the #Crossrail2 dream alive.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/shi...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/shi...
Shinto ceremony marks start of British Library extension and Crossrail 2 station
A Japanese Shinto ceremony has marked the start of construction on the British Library’s £1.1 billion extension, a development that will also reserve underground space for a future Crossrail 2 station...
www.ianvisits.co.uk
October 1, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Asking the kamisama of Shinto to bless the new #BritishLibrary extension and keep the #Crossrail2 dream alive.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/shi...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/shi...
Great news on the forthcoming #BritishLibrary extension and continuing refusal to give up on #Crossrail2. Crossrail has done so much good and made so much money (despite cost overruns) that I don't understand why business isn't clamouring to invest.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/shi...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/shi...
Shinto ceremony marks start of British Library extension and Crossrail 2 station
A Japanese Shinto ceremony has marked the start of construction on the British Library’s £1.1 billion extension, a development that will also reserve underground space for a future Crossrail 2 station...
www.ianvisits.co.uk
October 1, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Great news on the forthcoming #BritishLibrary extension and continuing refusal to give up on #Crossrail2. Crossrail has done so much good and made so much money (despite cost overruns) that I don't understand why business isn't clamouring to invest.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/shi...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/shi...
Driverless operations are no wonder substitute for fly-overs and exclusive tracks.
CrossRail2 wil need some downsizing in Southwest London so as to be workable.
Chessington+ Epsom are probably the most relevant destinations. Potentially with an extension to Guildford.
CrossRail2 wil need some downsizing in Southwest London so as to be workable.
Chessington+ Epsom are probably the most relevant destinations. Potentially with an extension to Guildford.
August 17, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Driverless operations are no wonder substitute for fly-overs and exclusive tracks.
CrossRail2 wil need some downsizing in Southwest London so as to be workable.
Chessington+ Epsom are probably the most relevant destinations. Potentially with an extension to Guildford.
CrossRail2 wil need some downsizing in Southwest London so as to be workable.
Chessington+ Epsom are probably the most relevant destinations. Potentially with an extension to Guildford.
🙏🙏🙏 Crossrail2 before I'm dead 🙏🙏🙏
Your occasional reminder that, as predicted, no-one now really remembers that Crossrail was massively late and over-budget.
May 19, 2026 at 8:51 PM
🙏🙏🙏 Crossrail2 before I'm dead 🙏🙏🙏
Yes. There is a clear case for borrowing to fund schemes like Bakerloo line extension or even Crossrail2. Many regional schemes too (Leeds trams?). These will reliably pay for themselves and much more in economic gains! Borrowing is a no-brainer.
On top of this one area I will keep pushing on is around looking at alternative ways of financing new transport & infrastructure projects.
We saw with the Elizabeth line how this can work and we must look at how other countries like France manage to finance new infrastructure.
We saw with the Elizabeth line how this can work and we must look at how other countries like France manage to finance new infrastructure.
July 31, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Yes. There is a clear case for borrowing to fund schemes like Bakerloo line extension or even Crossrail2. Many regional schemes too (Leeds trams?). These will reliably pay for themselves and much more in economic gains! Borrowing is a no-brainer.
Excellent, Harlow finally filling out its original master plan and expanding to the north of the train station. Great location and connections each way. Growing towards small-city size definitely helps fund/improve the case for getting Crossrail2 back on track - although alternatives might be better
December 5, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Excellent, Harlow finally filling out its original master plan and expanding to the north of the train station. Great location and connections each way. Growing towards small-city size definitely helps fund/improve the case for getting Crossrail2 back on track - although alternatives might be better
November 22, 2024 at 12:45 AM
November 22, 2024 at 12:44 AM
November 18, 2024 at 1:09 AM
Shared from Alex Davies on X (he’s not on here). This is a history of proposals to bring the tube to #Streatham. Must recently @lambeth Labour councillors voted against campaigning for crossrail2 in 2014. Failed Streatham yet again.
youtube.com/embed/pTmmRz...
youtube.com/embed/pTmmRz...
November 24, 2024 at 1:28 PM
Shared from Alex Davies on X (he’s not on here). This is a history of proposals to bring the tube to #Streatham. Must recently @lambeth Labour councillors voted against campaigning for crossrail2 in 2014. Failed Streatham yet again.
youtube.com/embed/pTmmRz...
youtube.com/embed/pTmmRz...
The same area of town that objected to plans for a Crossrail2 station during consultations on route and station location options for that
bsky.app/profile/jame...
bsky.app/profile/jame...
You might have seen a post about Nimbys in Chelsea objecting to the expansion of *an NHS cancer hospital*. It's even worse than it sounds.
1. It's not a hoax
2. @jonnelledge.bsky.social got in touch with them. I've got their response.
3. I dug out some objections. One of them…well, just read it:
1. It's not a hoax
2. @jonnelledge.bsky.social got in touch with them. I've got their response.
3. I dug out some objections. One of them…well, just read it:
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If they’ll block this, what exactly counts as acceptable development?
capx.co
April 15, 2026 at 4:07 PM
The same area of town that objected to plans for a Crossrail2 station during consultations on route and station location options for that
bsky.app/profile/jame...
bsky.app/profile/jame...
Now if only the Govt would get on and fund Crossrail2 - desperately needed for the SW-NE regional rail/tube relief in London.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/shh...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/shh...
Shh… future Crossrail 2 trains beneath Oxford Street expected to be library-quiet
Plans to redevelop a block of buildings at the Soho end of Oxford Street are having to take into account something that isn’t there – Crossrail 2.
www.ianvisits.co.uk
March 31, 2026 at 6:27 AM
Now if only the Govt would get on and fund Crossrail2 - desperately needed for the SW-NE regional rail/tube relief in London.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/shh...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/shh...
... also, at that stage of the war, worth remembering the Japanese Embassy is just a short step away from the station.
The whole article is also a bit of a reminder of things today: when plans were advancing for CrossRail2 Chelsea residents hated the idea of getting a station. Instead they'll get...
The whole article is also a bit of a reminder of things today: when plans were advancing for CrossRail2 Chelsea residents hated the idea of getting a station. Instead they'll get...
December 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
... also, at that stage of the war, worth remembering the Japanese Embassy is just a short step away from the station.
The whole article is also a bit of a reminder of things today: when plans were advancing for CrossRail2 Chelsea residents hated the idea of getting a station. Instead they'll get...
The whole article is also a bit of a reminder of things today: when plans were advancing for CrossRail2 Chelsea residents hated the idea of getting a station. Instead they'll get...
... and thats not including Crossrail2 which has its impact across the SW London rail network, so would see a host of regional benefits even if not direct.
February 13, 2025 at 1:55 PM
... and thats not including Crossrail2 which has its impact across the SW London rail network, so would see a host of regional benefits even if not direct.
HS2 & Crossrail2 Approved.
Don't waste the ink on Scotland or Wales.
Don't waste the ink on Scotland or Wales.
November 17, 2024 at 9:31 PM
HS2 & Crossrail2 Approved.
Don't waste the ink on Scotland or Wales.
Don't waste the ink on Scotland or Wales.
As a Londoner, Crossrail2 is sensible. But in a country that cancels most schemes outside the capital, despite London’s importance, we really need to invest in the provinces much more. Not at London’s expense, but at same time. Whitehall must stop interfering, allow regions to invest in transport.
December 18, 2025 at 9:04 AM
As a Londoner, Crossrail2 is sensible. But in a country that cancels most schemes outside the capital, despite London’s importance, we really need to invest in the provinces much more. Not at London’s expense, but at same time. Whitehall must stop interfering, allow regions to invest in transport.
The success of the Elizabeth line – 70% paid for by Londoners (30% TfL fares, 40% local businesses) – makes #Crossrail2 a no-brainer. Almost 35% of the network, over 800 stations, would have direct service to a station served by Crossrail 2.
But will @AngelaRayner keep her promise?
But will @AngelaRayner keep her promise?
January 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The success of the Elizabeth line – 70% paid for by Londoners (30% TfL fares, 40% local businesses) – makes #Crossrail2 a no-brainer. Almost 35% of the network, over 800 stations, would have direct service to a station served by Crossrail 2.
But will @AngelaRayner keep her promise?
But will @AngelaRayner keep her promise?
No mention of a Design Panel from @Crossrail2 boss Michele Dix despite key role on both @Crossrail & @HS2ltd
November 17, 2024 at 3:44 AM
No mention of a Design Panel from @Crossrail2 boss Michele Dix despite key role on both @Crossrail & @HS2ltd
.@Crossrail2 needs minimum £188m in March Budget to prepare scheme in time to be approved this Parliament
November 17, 2024 at 3:44 AM
.@Crossrail2 needs minimum £188m in March Budget to prepare scheme in time to be approved this Parliament
"Engaging and listening" key to winning public consent says @Crossrail2 boss Michele Dix [but consultation methods used very conventional]
November 17, 2024 at 3:44 AM
"Engaging and listening" key to winning public consent says @Crossrail2 boss Michele Dix [but consultation methods used very conventional]
20,000 responses to @Crossrail2 consultation will be responded to after Mayoral elections
November 17, 2024 at 3:44 AM
20,000 responses to @Crossrail2 consultation will be responded to after Mayoral elections
Development uplift from @Crossrail2 worth twice cost of building it - extra stamp duty alone from rising house values could raise £20bn
November 17, 2024 at 3:44 AM
Development uplift from @Crossrail2 worth twice cost of building it - extra stamp duty alone from rising house values could raise £20bn
This morning it's @Crossrail2 boss Michele Dix speaking at @BDB_Law #Crossrail2
November 17, 2024 at 3:43 AM
This morning it's @Crossrail2 boss Michele Dix speaking at @BDB_Law #Crossrail2
