Terry Morgan: much of Crossrail's work is an 'all-or-nothing proposition' For Terry Morgan, mining is in the blood. Growing up in the valleys of South Wales, he remembers his grandfather, a coal miner, returning home with "black dust around his eyes" from working in the pits. In many ways, Mr Morgan is now walking in his grandfather's footsteps. At the age of 61, he is chairman of Crossrail, Europe's biggest construction project. It is an epic, £16bn programme that will see 13 miles of new tunnels built under London and could help pull Britain back to growth following the worst recession since the Second World War.   Related Articles Brit Insurance drops cash-call plan Short-sellers target Standard Chartered Miss Sunshine needs to hold back the bills WS Atkins searches for successor to chairman Ed Wallis Cinemas mine gold from the silver screen Sitting in his office 28 floors above the ground in Canary Wharf, the steely engineer is taking it one step at a time.[Read more...]