On 25/05/2010 15:54, Paul Scott wrote:
The BBC report the fact that:

"A £210m station which was due to help bring in people from abroad to the
London 2012 Olympic Games may never have an international service..."

Correct me if I've got this wrong, but isn't the bit about 'bringing people
to the games' bolloc#s anyway?

Not if you read it somewhat pedantically as (station due to help bring
in people (some from abroad)) will (never have an international
service). While Eurostar wasn't going to stop at Stratford during the
games, the station is certainly intended to bring in spectators, and
some of these will be from abroad - they will just change at St Pancras
or Ebbsfleet to reach Stratford. And hurrah for a correct use of Javelin.

As for the Olympics, I thought the argument was that absolutely everyone
in the country outside London wanted them, it was just tight-fisted
killjoy London taxpayers who didn't, and that was why were lumbered with
them...

Anyway, "Other international train operators are in talks to use
Stratford" is more interesting.
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Arthur Figgis Surrey, UK