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Paul Scott[_3_] · March 16th 12, 10:00 AM posted to uk.transport.london

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In article , (Mizter T)
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Tunnel boring to begin from the Royal Oak portal heading eastwards
under central London.

Pictorial:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17365934

"The scheme is currently the largest civil engineering project in Europe."
Really? Bigger than the Gotthard Base Tunnel?

Rule 1. PR departments must exaggerate. They probably believe they are
tunneling from Maidenhead to Shenfield AND from Heathrow to Abbey Wood.
Then they'll double that figure as there are two tracks.

Also see the regular references to the 48 tph train service....

Paul S