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Old March 2nd 10, 07:13 PM posted to uk.railway,misc.transport.urban-transit,uk.transport.london
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On Mar 2, 4:31*pm, E27002 wrote:
On Mar 2, 8:11*am, amogles wrote: On 1 Mrz., 04:01, E27002 wrote:

Marylebone was designed with, and land purchased for ten platforms.
It was built with tunnels for seven approach tracks and large goods
yards. *Most of the spare land has been sold including the never
utilized platform space.-


but theoretically it could be recovered, even if in the form of an
undercroft under other structures??


There is an engineering solution to most problems. *The question is
one of cost effectiveness. *IMHO this is a non-starter. *However,
interestingly, IIRC, the foundations of Marylebone were constructed in
such a way as to allow construction, in the future, of a tunnel to the
Circle Line.


Umm.. really? Surely there was already a link - at Baker Street!