On 23 Oct, 13:51, John B wrote:
Why are assorted Tower Hamlets-based comedians (including George
Galloway) objecting to a station at Whitechapel? I can understand why
they might object to the railway being built at all, given the noise
impact on residents, but the worst outcome of all would be the railway
built without the regeneration benefits of a station...

Dude, they're sticking it to the man.

(or, more seriously, without the Whitechapel station the tunnels would
end a lot further west, meaning a much smaller impact on their area)

Why are bikes banned on the central tunnels, but allowed in the
Heathrow tunnel? Aren't these planned to be exactly the same in design
(single bore, OHLE, pedestrian walkways)...?

The trains are big enough that bikes don't pose an evacuation risk, so
it looks like they simply don't want them clogging up the passageways
and escalators in the central area underground stations.

U

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