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Old February 9th 15, 12:31 AM posted to uk.transport.london,uk.railway,uk.railway
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On Thu, 05 Feb 2015 17:38:38 -0800, Nobody wrote:

On Thu, 05 Feb 2015 22:37:19 +0000, "
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This should be interesting.

http://www.theguardian.com/cities/20...ndon-underline

I know that Seattle converted at least one tunnel, which was originally
to be for a light rail line, into a dedicated bus lane.


Well no, it was sort of the reverse of that: it was built originally
as a bus tunnel, but with tracks installed for future light-rail
usage. But when the 'lectric trains came into view, things weren't
going to work so it had to be modified

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downtown_Seattle_Transit_Tunnel


OT, but more sleepless nights in Seattle:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/seattles-costly-plan-to-replace-viaduct-becomes-an-infrastructure-nightmare/article22851505/