In reply to news post, which Sir Benjamin Nunn
wrote on Fri, 3 Dec 2004 -

"Kevin" wrote in message
om...
The East London Line extension, the Docklands light railway, the
Thames Gateway bridge and the Metropolitan line extension are all set
to benefit.

Anybody know what Ken Livingstone is on about?


Watford Junction. He's on about Watford Junction.

I agree that 'extension' is a slightly fanciful term though.

'Redirection to a station slightly closer to London, already with fast
services to London, that was previously served by the Underground anyway' is
more accurate.

Realistically, it's hard to see the new service being useful to anyone
outside of the immediate Watford/Bushey/Rickmansworth/Chalfonts/Amersham
areas.

And given that they are outside of Greater London, and not Ken's
responsibility anyway, it's hard to see why he'd mention it at all.


I would have thought a Harrow to Watford service would be useful, --
town centre to town centre, the current options don't do this

A huge debate could be had about funding LUL. Much of it does not serve
south London, but parts of it in North West London are out of the GLA
area - this is all historical and as a result of the development of the
transport system not mirroring local government boundaries, but what can
be done now?


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