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Old March 25th 08, 08:53 AM posted to uk.transport.london,misc.transport.urban-transit,uk.railway
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Default Crossrail could bankrupt London - says Ken Livingstone

The Real Doctor wrote:
On 25 Mar, 08:47, "Lüko Willms" wrote:
Am Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:26:35 UTC, schrieb The Real Doctor
auf uk.railway :

The people Crossrail is supposed to benefit - the international
financial community


I think that London Crossrail will benefit much more people than
just the "financial community".

It will be a faster way to get _thru_ London, instead of just _into_
London.


Well, it would be if it was designed to take long distance trains. But
it's not - just stoppers from Maidenhead to Shenfield. Long distance
travellers (Bristol - Norwich?) wanting to travel across London will
still have to change twice, just as now.

Ian


All the more reason to pull the plug. Thameslink, by contrast, will accommodate
long-distance services, will it not ?