Paul Scott wrote:
"Mizter T" wrote in message
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On 20 Apr, 23:16, "John Rowland"
wrote:

Paul Scott wrote:

"Batman55" wrote:

I am told that the new station between Streatham and Mitcham Jctn,
built in about the same time it took to construct the Pyramids, will
open for business on May 19th.

Ah, but the pyramids has Tony Polson to advise them, Mitcham Eastfields
didn't.

If it does successfully open in May, considering the work only
commenced last October, following approval in August, perhaps you
need to rethink your comparison with the pyramids?
I don't know how long the Pyramids took to build, but Grove Road was
straightened in order to make room for the station in approximately 1986.
22
years does seem like a rather long time to build a station.

But perhaps that was done courtesy of some foresighted planners at the
local council who were eager to have a new local station and thus
didn't want to give BR any excuse not to get on with it.

Exactly - allocating & reserving land for something to happen in the future
doesn't define the start of building.

May 19th, and first seriously planned in 1936, according to a council
official.

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Arthur Figgis Surrey, UK