On 2 Jan, 16:02, Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at
15:10:12 on Wed, 2 Jan 2013, Michael Bell
remarked:

Thameslink isn't new - the Thameslink Programme is a comprehensive
upgrade of the route, but it's not a new link.

The upgrade is also more than 15 years late.

I know very well that this route was created in Victorian times, was
unused 1912 - 1985 (hard to believe, but true!) and has been piecemeal
enlarged since then, but the increase in capacity amounts to about as
important a step as Crossrail. Just done with less fuss

You have to be kidding! Northern section truncated at St Pancras for a
year (in the middle of all the rebuilding) and every weekend for even
more years.

and trumpet blowing.

I think they are a bit ashamed of being 15years late.

Let us hope the finished project is all for which we hope. Is the
underpass beyond London Bridge going ahead?

e27002 wrote:

Let us hope the finished project is all for which we hope. Is the
underpass beyond London Bridge going ahead?

Why wouldn't it? The contract was let about 9 months ago, it's fully
funded and work is underway in a number of areas.

Paul

On 2 Jan, 23:02, wrote:
e27002 wrote:

Let us hope the finished project is all for which we hope. *Is the
underpass beyond London Bridge going ahead?

Why wouldn't it?

It is an expensive piece of new infrastructure. Politicians, and
public servants, are not noted for keeping their promises.

The contract was let about 9 months ago, it's fully
funded and work is underway in a number of areas.

Very glad to hear it.