A new exhibition about the construction of London’s Crossrail opens on Sunday (1 February 2015).
Visitors will experience the tunnel environment, learn about the way Crossrail is burrowing under London, play interactive tunnelling games and hear the first hand experiences of those who work underground.
The exhibition features a large, five yard high, walk-through installation of a cross-section of a Crossrail tunnel to allow visitors to experience what it might be like to stand in a tunnel which is under construction deep underground.
The tunnel will contain a computer simulation of a giant boring machine in action, just like the one being used to dig Crossrail’s tunnels.
The exhibition, called “Breakthrough: Crossrail’s tunnelling story”, is at the London Transport Museum in Covent Garden.
Even before it is open, Crossrail is proving a bonanza for property developers and landlords. Property consultants JLL predict that Crossrail will push up the price of homes in Whitechapel, a Crossrail interchange, by 54%.
Woolwich homes will rise by 52%, West Drayton 50%, Ealing Broadway 50%, while the average increase near the 38 Crossrail stations is expected to be 8%, more than normal house price inflation.
Adult tickets for the exhibition are are £16.00 (£11.50 concessions) and allow unlimited admission the museum’s galleries and temporary exhibitions for 12 months.
Entry to the museum is free for children and young people aged 17 and under. The exhibition is included as part of the admission fee. Advance booking can be obtained at: ltmuseum or telephone 020 7565 7298.