On Sat, 17 Apr 2004 at 12:43:28, Colin McKenzie
wrote:

Actually, a considerable amount of central London tube congestion - and
much suburban road congestion - is caused by the fact that the quickest
public transport route for many suburb to suburb journeys is via the
centre. This includes suburbs essentially on the same side of London -
e.g. Greenford to Richmond.

Orbital routes are still generally cheaper to build than ones across
central London, making them one of the more cost-effective ways of
relieving zone 1 tube congestion.

Yes, it occurs to me that when/if the ELL extension opens, I won't have
to go through Central London to get to work from skating! But I won't
hold my breath.....

But I'm in favour of Crossrail, if it is built as a metro service.

Me too.
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Annabel Smyth
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