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[email protected] · March 16th 12, 12:56 PM posted to uk.transport.london

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On Mar 16, 7:49*am, furnessvale wrote:
On Thursday, March 15, 2012 10:53:04 AM UTC, Mizter T wrote:
Tunnel boring to begin from the Royal Oak portal heading eastwards
under central London.
So, it's finally really happening.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed and mouth shut. *How many false starts
did the Channel Tunnel have that actually involved tunnelling underway?

Several of the Crossrail stations have been under construction for
some time. The ramps down to the portals at Paddington are substantial.

Moreover, IIRC, the cost of Crossrail has reduced slightly.

But how does it compare to the Gotthard Base Tunnel where the only planned
station (at Sedrun) was abandoned.

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Colin Rosenstiel