According to [anonymous source],
1) the Thameslink box at St Pancras *isn't* going to be fitted out as
part of the CTRL works after all.
2) Crossrail defintely isn't going to happen until after the Olympics,
because of lack of money.
but...
3) The full Thameslink 20XX project *will* begin this decade.
Accurate? We report, you decide...
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John Band
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