On 4 Aug, 23:01, Mizter T wrote:
On Aug 4, 7:27*pm, D7666 wrote:





On Aug 4, 7:21*pm, Bruce wrote:

And it goes through Hampstead tunnel, which would have to be completely
rebuilt at vast expense?

And this is the best possible time to carry out the work, given that
the Treasury is awash with money and needs ideas for what it could be
spent on.

Then I'll suggest all the other tunnels and bridges and infrastructure
on the entire NLL ... not forgetting NLL stock would also need a new
depot to the appropriate size.

Why we are at it, can we do the Central Line as well, and tie that
into Crossrail with alternating trains to/from WR - ER via Crossrail
and via Central Line, ditto opposite alternations from Ruislip and
Epping.

And Ongar.

Yes, must have Ongar. Any chance of the Northern Heights too? And Mail
Rail is just sitting there empty and waiting.

This is all back to front. It's only the outlying areas* that need to
be covered by rail. The central area could be covered by a jetpack
hire scheme.

*Because there are still a lot of old-fashioned telegraph poles out
there and, even if the cost of putting corks along all the wires were
affordable, they would probably still be too great a hazard to elderly
and visually-impaired flyers.