FOI - High Speed Two and Crossrail [Apr 2023]

Your request

On 10 March 2023, Evening Standard Online ran a story about High Speed Two and Crossrail. Assuming the story is accurate, I would like to request

1. A copy of the letter sent by the Mayor of London to Mr Harper
2. The full evidence base used for the crowding and train fleet claims referred to in the story.

I would also like to establish

3. What the expected whole-Crossrail service pattern is, for when HS2 starts operating from Old Oak Common
4. What is the expected maximum hourly number of passengers using Crossrail between Paddington and Old Oak Common (i.e. westbound) when HS2 starts operating from there
5. What is the expected maximum hourly number of passengers using Crossrail between Old Oak Common and Paddington (i.e. eastbound) when HS2 starts operating from Old Oak
6. What is the expected Crossrail journey time (minutes) between (a) Old Oak Common and Paddington stations, and (b) between Old Oak Common and Acton Main Line stations.

GLA response

Please see attached letter