"Tim Christian" wrote in message ...
"Kevin" wrote in message
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I saw the article in the Metro. Build a viaduct connecting Shorditch
with the old North London at Bishopsgate, reinstate the track up to
Dalston Junc, build 4 new stations, hardly a challange to be completed
in 7 years time and a mere snip at £900m. Mind you compared to the
Dome money bettre spent.
How long did it take the Great Central to build the London extention.
We seem to have lost the ability to do the simplest tasks in anything
less than extortionate lengths of time and expend billions of pounds.

Kevin

Yes, it is odd. The more accountants we have, the more things cost and the
greateer the cost overun.

I was thinking, they have just had the 10th anniversary of the start
of Eurostar. Eurostar started the year after the shuttle so channel
tunnel trains started 1993. I think that the channel tunnel
construction started in 1986.
So in the same time that 2 running tunnels and a service tunnel 30
miles long, 2 terminals (one bigger than Heathrow Airport)were built
they are going to build one viaduct, 4 stations and lay some track.
Just think, if we had had this lot building the railways in the 1800's
we would still be waiting for the completion on the London and
Birmingham and the London to Bristol railways.

Kevin