On Wed, 17 Sep 2003 20:42:56 +0100 Stuart wrote:
} Stevie wrote:
} It seems a bit strange that after they spend the billions of pounds on
} the nice shiny new route and enlarging St Pancras they then carry on
} using Waterloo.
}
} Mind you, it would seem strange after the millions of pounds building a
} lovely international terminal at Waterloo not to use it

When Waterloo International was built it was planned to be temporary.
ISTR that after the completion of the "real" international station the
platforms at Waterloo would be used for domestic services - they are at
the same level as the older platforms.

If international services persisted from Waterloo then presumably they
would have to retain the segregation for immigration control. That
seems an expensive option given both how much space could be put to
other purposes and the duplication with St Pancras.

Matthew
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