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Old May 22nd 08, 10:40 AM posted to uk.railway,uk.transport.london,misc.transport.urban-transit
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Default TfL £5Bn short for Crossrail

On Wed, 21 May 2008, 1506 wrote:

On May 21, 3:04*pm, "Richard J." wrote:
1506 wrote:

Allow me to appraise you of some facts.

...
The almost complete inability to move about within London.


Rubbish. *Over 1 billion passenger journeys are made on London Underground
every year, and nearly twice that number on the buses.


At speeds, and comfort levels, that would be entirely unacceptable in
Atlanta, Berlin, New York, or Paris.


I've been to New York. The subway there is no better when it's crowded.

You need to get out more.


You need to shut up more.

tom

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