Rich Mallard wrote:
"David Boothroyd" wrote in message
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In article ,
"Rich Mallard" wrote:

A think tank comments:

http://www.ippr.org.uk/press/index.php?release=355

Interesting stuff, which superficially I like the sound of. It's about
time
this notion that London should somehow be artificially divorced from its
south east context is challenged, and this helps do just that.

It's gone down like a lead balloon with the councils in north-west Kent,
south-east Essex, south Hertfordshire, etc.


It has? I'm slightly surprised because if this doesn't happen, TfL may well
encroach on their area anyway with the expanded "London Rail" area (and
they'll have even less control I would have thought...) Better to have a
Greater South East authority in control of rail rather than the
central-London dominated TfL, from their PoV surely?

It probably makes little difference for the rail network, as it is
highly centred on London, with the minor exceptions of such animals as
Gatwick - Tonbridge, Ashford - Hastings etc.


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Dave Arquati
Imperial College, SW7
www.alwaystouchout.com - Transport projects in London