On 7 May, 16:43, "Paul Scott" wrote:
"MIG" wrote in message

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On 7 May, 14:59, "Recliner" wrote:
The commentators seem to be pretty clear that it won't be very long
before there's another general election (a couple of years max), so I
suspect that Crossrail will remain, though perhaps in a truncated form,
but no other large transport projects will progress very much.

In what sense can Crossrail be truncated? *Do you mean no
electrification beyond Hayes and Harlington?

If so, it won't really be Crossrail, just a pointless tunnel.
Perfectly plausible of course.

A few pessimists seem to have suggested the Abbey Wood branch could be
truncated north of the river, *which could save a few quid...

Paul S

Well, they could run through from Barking on existing lines. Not much
point extending to Barking Creek if it doesn't cross the river.