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I never received my email. Just rang the ticket office & i am on the 11.00am shift!
Not on the first test event - there'll be a second one which could be East/South, for instance.
We’re coming home, we’re coming home, we’re coming....
Tottenham’s coming home.....
Watch out premier league
Tottenham’s coming home.....
Watch out premier league
It’s not really that sort of test. It’s more about, can we safely herd (eventually) 60,000 people in and out of this building. Nothing to do with operational effectiveness, all about basic safety control.
Where are you seeing that? Still says "Tottenham Hotspur Stadium" on the official site
I’m sure by now that someone’s checked whether the bogs flush or not.
I’m sure by now that someone’s checked whether the bogs flush or not.
You'd be surprised - loads of things won't be right and will need snagging.
The main idea of the Test Events is to ensure the ground meets Safety Standards, following which it receives permission to hold events up to a certain capacity, and 'facilities testing' (where it shows every loo is working) is not essential, although something like turnstile operation (which prevents rapid access from the ground in the case of emergencies) will be.
It looks like there will be 3 'test' events, the first on Sunday for 6,000 tests out some things but I think the description of a familiarisation event is probably more correct - providing its understood to be an event to ensure the staff know their way around the stadium and know their roles even though the club says its for fans.
The 2nd and 3rd test events (yet to be formally announced but thought to be 30 December and early January) will ramp up numbers to say 25,000 for the first formal test event and say 50,000 for the 2nd formal test event both increasing numbers and inevitably testing out most of not all the various facilities.
In addition there will be various professionals both testing out various facilities/systems etc and looking at paperwork where various contractors have formally signed off that they have properly installed and tested various items - and a good deal of that will have already have happened to give everyone confidence that the Test Events will not show any 'show stoppers' which will prevent the issue of the Stadium Safety Certificate (even if to do so Spurs need to undertake various remedial works).
Its undoubtedly true that there will be a lengthy snagging list. But unless its 20% + (or whatever the number) of the loos don't work that won't hold up the issue of the safety certificate
Premier League (Sky Sports)
OS has said 'Tottenham Hotspur Stadium' against every home game this season, until Spurs have announced that it will be Wembley (or MK) and OS has then been changed, Spurs have made no announcement as yet as to where the game will be held, so OS (and Sky ) will still show 'Tottenham Hotspur Stadium'
This time we hope no alteration is necessary
I’m sure by now that someone’s checked whether the bogs flush or not.
Alan Sugar apparently.
Oh....
Crossrail delay: £1.4bn bailout as autumn 2019 launch delayed
Image copyrightTRANSPORT FOR LONDON
Image captionCrossrail - to be known as the Elizabeth Line - had an original budget set at £15.9bn in 2007, which was then cut to £14.8bn in 2010
A £1.4bn bailout has been announced for Crossrail, as Europe's biggest infrastructure project is pushed back beyond its launch date of autumn 2019.
London’s £15bn route, to be known as the Elizabeth line, had originally been due to open this month.
The rescue plan - the third this year - will be used to plug a predicted £2bn hole in the project's finances.
The scheme will connect major landmarks such as Heathrow Airport and the Canary Wharf business district.
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said the deal means "Crossrail's new leadership can get the job done".
Image copyrightREUTERS
Image captionCrossrail received a £590m cash injection in July, followed by an "interim" £350m loan announced in October
Transport for London (TfL) estimates it will miss out on at least £20m in revenue due to the delay.
Between £1.6bn and £2bn is needed to complete the project, a review by accountancy firm KPMG indicate found.
The scheme is currently running almost £600m over budget, and the previous bailouts have not come without criticism.
The project received a £590m cash injection in July, followed by an "interim" £350m loan announced in October.
It was announced in August that the route was to open nine months after the original scheduled launch of December 2018 to allow more time for testing.
TfL announced on Monday that the launch had once again been pushed back, and a new "robust and deliverable schedule" would be announced later.
When open, the project will help ease London's chronic congestion.
Trains will run from Reading and Heathrow in the west through 13 miles of new tunnels to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east, when fully operational.
Crossrail says the new line will connect Paddington to Canary Wharf in 17 minutes and described the 10-year project as "hugely complex".
An estimated 200m passengers will use the new underground line annually, increasing central London rail capacity by 10% - the largest increase since World War Two.
Under the new deal the Greater London Authority (GLA) will borrow up to £1.3bn from the Department for Transport, and provide an extra £100m itself.
The GLA will repay this loan from increased business rates.
Crossrail delay: £1.4bn bailout as autumn 2019 launch delayed
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Image captionCrossrail - to be known as the Elizabeth Line - had an original budget set at £15.9bn in 2007, which was then cut to £14.8bn in 2010
A £1.4bn bailout has been announced for Crossrail, as Europe's biggest infrastructure project is pushed back beyond its launch date of autumn 2019.
London’s £15bn route, to be known as the Elizabeth line, had originally been due to open this month.
The rescue plan - the third this year - will be used to plug a predicted £2bn hole in the project's finances.
The scheme will connect major landmarks such as Heathrow Airport and the Canary Wharf business district.
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said the deal means "Crossrail's new leadership can get the job done".
Image captionCrossrail received a £590m cash injection in July, followed by an "interim" £350m loan announced in October
Transport for London (TfL) estimates it will miss out on at least £20m in revenue due to the delay.
Between £1.6bn and £2bn is needed to complete the project, a review by accountancy firm KPMG indicate found.
The scheme is currently running almost £600m over budget, and the previous bailouts have not come without criticism.
The project received a £590m cash injection in July, followed by an "interim" £350m loan announced in October.
It was announced in August that the route was to open nine months after the original scheduled launch of December 2018 to allow more time for testing.
TfL announced on Monday that the launch had once again been pushed back, and a new "robust and deliverable schedule" would be announced later.
When open, the project will help ease London's chronic congestion.
Trains will run from Reading and Heathrow in the west through 13 miles of new tunnels to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east, when fully operational.
Crossrail says the new line will connect Paddington to Canary Wharf in 17 minutes and described the 10-year project as "hugely complex".
An estimated 200m passengers will use the new underground line annually, increasing central London rail capacity by 10% - the largest increase since World War Two.
Under the new deal the Greater London Authority (GLA) will borrow up to £1.3bn from the Department for Transport, and provide an extra £100m itself.
The GLA will repay this loan from increased business rates.
Those corners are tighter than a gnat's chuff 
Those corners are tighter than a gnat's chuff
it looks so tight and compact.
