"Paul Terry" wrote in message
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In message , Dave Liney
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But I don't use them so that's okay. (That is the attitude we're meant to
take isn't it?

No - your reasoning has failed. The argument is not about things we don't
use - it is about facilities that are currently in place and that we do
use - and that are not being replaced by anything comparable.

It's only an extra 25-30 minutes away and the reduced journey time when the
CTRL phase 2 is opened will eat into most of this so I disagree that it is
not being replaced by anything comparable.

Otherwise I can't see why so many people are complaining
about the Eurostar terminal moving all of 1.9 miles across a city with a
very good public transport links.)

Its not the distance. Its the time and inconvenience that is the problem -
as you so very well demonstrate.

I suggest that more people have reduced journey time and inconvenience
getting to StP than have increased journey time. The idea that only people
in SWT-land use Eurostar services is a joke, yet some on this newsgroup seem
to believe it.

If you want flat interchanges then go to Waterloo as normal and get a bus
to
Euston (at least three routes IIRC) and walk from there. Or you could walk
to Aldwych and get a direct bus from there. It'll take around 30 minutes
either way.

What's the point? Heathrow is 15 minutes drive from this part of
South-West London and flying is cheaper.

So fly. Though is the cost of parking/taxis and flights really less than
that of train and Eurostar, and would you really save time when checking in
time is taken into consideration?

Of course it is then there is a good, cheap public transport solution to
getting to Paris in your area of London which means that if by moving
Eurostar's London terminus those that don't have one at present gain one.
Sounds like everyone's a winner.

Dave.