On Apr 29, 11:31*am, Mr Thant
wrote:
On 29 Apr, 10:42, Ian Jelf wrote:

It's a long trine since I've been but the **vastly** over engineered and
little used infrastructure was incredible.

In Manchester, as part of the 2002 Commonwealth games site, they built
several major tram underpasses but didn't bother building the tram
line to go with them, which has onyl just now got proper funding:http://tinyurl.com/d74bss

On another unbuilt branch, there's also this enormous, speculatively
built elevated station:http://www.gifford.uk.com/ProjectProfiles.asp?id=28

And a little way along the line, an elaborate finback bridge what I
can't find a picture of. Again, the branch itself has only just been
authorised.

(and of course there's the Thameslink ECML tunnels, which will sit
empty for at least 10 years. And Stratford International, which will
potentially never handle international passengers)

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Down my way there's the platform extensions "for Networker" since
about 1993 that will never be used for twelve-coach trains, but
unfortunately have been signalled so that it's the end of the platform
near the entrance, with the benches and PIS, that never gets used,
while trains rush to the far end.