In message , at 09:49:49 on Fri, 31 Aug
2018, Recliner remarked:

More from the Evening Osborne:
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/crossrail-to-miss-december-opening-date-and-will-not-be-ready-until-autumn-2019-a3924386.html

Sounds like the Heathrow section will be similarly a year late. Plenty
of more time for HEx to make hay while the sun shines.

ps Hands up anyone who is the slightest bit surprised that this has
happened. We'd be amazed if anything the railways did *was* on time,
let alone on budget.
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Roland Perry