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Epping-Ongar Railway services commence
James Looker wrote:
snipped The preservation society shpuld of got it and Ongar would now have a tourist attraction like the Bluebell line.... Another stuff up by Labour How is this a "stuff up by Labour"? |
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"Piccadilly Pilot" wrote in message ... James Looker wrote: snipped The preservation society shpuld of got it and Ongar would now have a tourist attraction like the Bluebell line.... Another stuff up by Labour How is this a "stuff up by Labour"? I was wondering this too. IIRC Epping-Ongar closed in 1994, several years before Labour came to power. Please explain your reasoning James..... |
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Epping-Ongar Railway services commence
Colin wrote:
"Piccadilly Pilot" wrote in message ... James Looker wrote: snipped The preservation society shpuld of got it and Ongar would now have a tourist attraction like the Bluebell line.... Another stuff up by Labour How is this a "stuff up by Labour"? I was wondering this too. IIRC Epping-Ongar closed in 1994, several years before Labour came to power. Please explain your reasoning James..... It did close in 1994 but it wasnt "sold off" untill 1997 by the Labour Government choosing a company that was unwanted by the local population on a business plan that everyone could see was just a premise to gain the land to flog for housing later on, a situation that has now been proved right. Regarding the comment about dreary countryside, this could be only the beginning with old tube stock or steam introduced at a later date making the case for tourisim. Regarding a connection at Epping LU refused to allow them to do this and insisted that any station at Epping would have to be built 400 or so yards up the line away from Epping station which the company at the time could not afford. |
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Epping-Ongar Railway services commence
"James Looker" wrote in message ... Colin wrote: "Piccadilly Pilot" wrote in message ... James Looker wrote: snipped The preservation society shpuld of got it and Ongar would now have a tourist attraction like the Bluebell line.... Another stuff up by Labour How is this a "stuff up by Labour"? I was wondering this too. IIRC Epping-Ongar closed in 1994, several years before Labour came to power. Please explain your reasoning James..... It did close in 1994 but it wasnt "sold off" untill 1997 by the Labour Government choosing a company that was unwanted by the local population on a business plan that everyone could see was just a premise to gain the land to flog for housing later on, a situation that has now been proved right. It was LU that sold it, not the government, regardless of political persuasion.. |
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Epping-Ongar Railway services commence
Piccadilly Pilot wrote:
"James Looker" wrote in message ... Colin wrote: "Piccadilly Pilot" wrote in message ... James Looker wrote: snipped The preservation society shpuld of got it and Ongar would now have a tourist attraction like the Bluebell line.... Another stuff up by Labour How is this a "stuff up by Labour"? I was wondering this too. IIRC Epping-Ongar closed in 1994, several years before Labour came to power. Please explain your reasoning James..... It did close in 1994 but it wasnt "sold off" untill 1997 by the Labour Government choosing a company that was unwanted by the local population on a business plan that everyone could see was just a premise to gain the land to flog for housing later on, a situation that has now been proved right. It was LU that sold it, not the government, regardless of political persuasion.. Nope, it was the Government who decided who it went to, not LU. |
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Epping-Ongar Railway services commence
"James Looker" wrote in message
... this could be only the beginning with old tube stock The third and fourth rail have been scrapped. or steam introduced at a later date making the case for tourisim. Does the lowered track beneath the M11 bridge give enough headroom for a proper steam train? -- John Rowland - Spamtrapped Transport Plans for the London Area, updated 2001 http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acro...69/tpftla.html A man's vehicle is a symbol of his manhood. That's why my vehicle's the Piccadilly Line - It's the size of a county and it comes every two and a half minutes |
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