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See here for a good view:

http://www.ctrl.co.uk/photos/newdisplay.asp?ID=5368

Shame they can't find the £70 million.


Even more staggering is the cost. How can fitting out the platforms and
providing escalators possibly come to £70 million?

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In message , Angus Bryant
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See here for a good view:

http://www.ctrl.co.uk/photos/newdisplay.asp?ID=5368

Shame they can't find the £70 million.


Even more staggering is the cost. How can fitting out the platforms and
providing escalators possibly come to £70 million?


It's mostly to pay highly-qualified and highly-paid people from all the
different bits of the privatised railway to talk to each other. :-(

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Paul Terry wrote:
In message , Angus Bryant
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See here for a good view:

http://www.ctrl.co.uk/photos/newdisplay.asp?ID=5368

Shame they can't find the £70 million.


Even more staggering is the cost. How can fitting out the platforms

and
providing escalators possibly come to £70 million?


Don't forget that they have to provide dogs and small children as
well... gd&r

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