In uk.railway John B wrote:
This looks a lot more feasible, and would go some way towards
alleviating the joint-up-transport desert that is West London.

West London is a joined up transport panacea compared to what's
available in much of the rest of the country. In fact the current DfT
prodding of the rail network looks set to potentially remove the need
for joined up transport planning in many places in a couple of years
as there may not be any railway to join up to. :-(

Jim'll