Clark F Morris wrote:

.....Also I can see the press dumping on Network Rail for delays
that are caused by Crossrail construction that may not be under the
control of Network Rail and calls for penalties for things which
Crossrail has no control over.

I don't think the work on the existing network is outside NR control, it has
been delegated to Network Rail to organise, with a £2.5 billion slice of the
budget being allocated.

Paul