Common Data Environment Archives - Crossrail Learning Legacy

Crossrail Project: Application of BIM (Building Information Modelling) and Lessons Learned

Between 2008-12, Crossrail Limited (CRL) established the main elements of the programme information environment, part of which is now known as Building Information Modelling (BIM). This paper describes a number of the initiatives used to exploit the opportunities BIM technology can bring to design [...]

Better Information Management to Optimise Whole Life Business Decisions

Crossrail is essentially building 2 Railways; 1 Physical and 1 Virtual. 500,000 assets and their related asset information are recorded in the Crossrail Asset Information Management System (AIMS). These range from large concrete structures, to power and ventilation systems, to complex signalling and [...]

Information Handover Principles

Previous examples of large railway infrastructure projects have been handed over to the infrastructure managers with supporting information presented in paper and CD-ROM format. This paper will describe the innovative approach that Crossrail took to creating a Digital Railway while the Physical Rail [...]

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