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Crossrail train carriage features unveiled | Crossrail train carriage features unveiled |
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Transport for London has released details of the trains which will carry passengers on the £14.8bn Crossrail route, saying they will be "fully accessible" with free Wi-Fi access. | Transport for London has released details of the trains which will carry passengers on the £14.8bn Crossrail route, saying they will be "fully accessible" with free Wi-Fi access. |
Services due to start in 2018 will run across London, extending as far west as Reading and as far east as Shenfield in Essex. | Services due to start in 2018 will run across London, extending as far west as Reading and as far east as Shenfield in Essex. |
London Mayor Boris Johnson said the rolling stock "showcase the best of British design and engineering". | London Mayor Boris Johnson said the rolling stock "showcase the best of British design and engineering". |
They are built by Bombardier in Derby. | They are built by Bombardier in Derby. |
Each train will provide space for 1,500 customers in nine carriages. At over 656ft (200m), they are just under one and a half times the length of the longest Tube train. | |
Each carriage will have three wide doorways to enable people to get on and off quickly, air-conditioning, free Wi-Fi, and will provide customers with real-time travel information. | Each carriage will have three wide doorways to enable people to get on and off quickly, air-conditioning, free Wi-Fi, and will provide customers with real-time travel information. |
There will be four dedicated wheelchair spaces on each train, and all platforms and trains across the Crossrail network will have step-free access. | There will be four dedicated wheelchair spaces on each train, and all platforms and trains across the Crossrail network will have step-free access. |
Tunnelling for the route began in 2012 and finished in June this year, with eight boring machines cutting their way through earth to create 26 miles (42km) of tunnels. | Tunnelling for the route began in 2012 and finished in June this year, with eight boring machines cutting their way through earth to create 26 miles (42km) of tunnels. |
Crossrail's tunnels are made up of more than 200,000 concrete tunnel segments, with each weighing 3.4 tonnes. | Crossrail's tunnels are made up of more than 200,000 concrete tunnel segments, with each weighing 3.4 tonnes. |
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