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Recliner[_3_] · January 10th 18, 12:13 AM posted to uk.transport.london

Robin9 wrote:

Roland Perry;164642 Wrote:
In message
nal-sept
ember.org, at 15:53:15 on Tue, 9 Jan 2018, Recliner
remarked:
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I'm willing to give Mr. Grayling some slack because he recognises
Network Rail's shortcomings for what they are. I particularly
like the way he is giving the East West Rail project to a separate
company.-

Sort of. What he's said is that for it proceed, a separate privately
funded company needs to own the project. Apparently this counts as
giving his full support.-

Isn't there a billion of state money going in, too?-

Not for the bits which still need doing now (I'm unsighted as to the
amount they've spent on the bits which are by now open).
--
Roland Perry

I have the impression that the project is unofficially split in
two. The realistic part - between Bicester Village Station and
Bletchley - is now going ahead with a large dollop of taxpayers'
money. The unrealistic part - the new build between Bedford
and Cambridge - seems to be making no real progress, with
neither the route nor finance at all certain.

Yes, I think that's correct.