"Roland Perry" wrote in message
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17:51:21 on Wed, 14 Jan 2009, Mizter T remarked:
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Alongside the commitment to a new runway, Transport Secretary Geoff
Hoon is expected to announce increased investment in public transport,
including a new high-speed rail link from the airport to central
London.
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I suspect that's not what is really meant - or is it?

They seem to be talking about a new line from Heathrow to St Pancras.

The original HEx plans had a second terminus at St Pancras, via a route
through north London - this new one might be a tunnel. Is it too late to
divert Crossrail slightly, and have one of its stations at St Pancras? Or
maybe a very long travelator from Farringdon

Crossrail is not an 'express' service. Its services are all stations
stoppers
from the airport, which is why it takes over Connect, not HEx. Unless it is
to have overtaking loops of course...

Looking at the supposed hub proposals, I suspect the existing HEx will be
almost as fast to the existing terminals 123 (East) and 5, as it won't
include a change at the 'Hub'. Given the tunnel from St Pancras to
Stratford, and as far as the surface at Dagenham, is speed limited, the
latest proposals also probably won't necessarily provide HSL speeds as far
as Heathrow anyway?

Paul