I wonder if someone can answer a few questions

1 What work has been / is going on just north of Rickmansworth
station opposite the sidings? A large whole has been dug with supports
put in.

2 A lot of work is taking place on the embankment under the M25
between Rickmansworth and Chorley Wood. What is actually being done?
Trains to London seem to slow down to pass the work, but northbound
trains do not appear to slow. I assume this is to protect the workers
on the site. It looks like a major piece of work and I am amazed at
some of the heavy plant they have at the top of the embankment at times,
not sure I would want to be around when they manoeuvre the plant up the
slopes!

3 I have seen previous postings about a passing loop that used to
be at Chorley Wood. Does anyone have any memories of this? I have
recently seen a picture of this but am not sure exactly how it was used.
On my Amersham forum (not a plug, but if you want to find it look at my
sig) there is a thread about Cross Rail which has moved onto the Chorley
Wood loop. It is suggested that it was only for freight, but I think I
have read on this group that it may have been used for passenger trains


Thanks

Matthew

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In article , Matthew P Jones
writes
A large whole has been dug with supports put in.

I think you mean 'hole'.

Tut tut, your grammar is terrible.....
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Andrew P Smith wrote in message ...
In article , Matthew P Jones
writes
A large whole has been dug with supports put in.

I think you mean 'hole'.

Tut tut, your grammar is terrible.....


The works underneath the M25 are for the M25 widening works as
announced by the government a few weeks ago. thats what all this work
is for.
BTW the met travels westbound underneath the m25 and NOT
northbound.....

El Mon, 09 Aug 2004 21:55:11 +0100, Andrew P Smith escribió:

In article , Matthew P Jones
writes
A large whole has been dug with supports put in.

I think you mean 'hole'.

Tut tut, your grammar is terrible.....

With all due respect, Andrew, your diagnosis is faulty. It's not Mathew's
grammar but his spelling that is playing up. Grammatically, the whole
sentence hangs together very nicely; he's even used a passive voice

Regards,

Searcher

On Tue, 10 Aug 2004, DeepSearcher wrote:

El Mon, 09 Aug 2004 21:55:11 +0100, Andrew P Smith escribió:

In article , Matthew P Jones
writes
A large whole has been dug with supports put in.

I think you mean 'hole'.

Tut tut, your grammar is terrible.....

With all due respect, Andrew, your diagnosis is faulty. It's not
Mathew's grammar but his spelling that is playing up. Grammatically, the
whole sentence hangs together very nicely; he's even used a passive
voice

I thought that, in readability terms, the passive was frowned upon these
days? Sorry - that people frown upon it?

tom

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In article ,
Tom Anderson writes
On Tue, 10 Aug 2004, DeepSearcher wrote:

El Mon, 09 Aug 2004 21:55:11 +0100, Andrew P Smith escribió:

In article , Matthew P Jones
writes
A large whole has been dug with supports put in.

I think you mean 'hole'.

Tut tut, your grammar is terrible.....

With all due respect, Andrew, your diagnosis is faulty. It's not
Mathew's grammar but his spelling that is playing up. Grammatically, the
whole sentence hangs together very nicely; he's even used a passive
voice

I thought that, in readability terms, the passive was frowned upon these
days? Sorry - that people frown upon it?

tom

Hey Matthew, you never knew one post to usenet would create such a stir
did you?

PS Are you up for beer on Friday night??
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In article , DeepSearcher
writes
El Mon, 09 Aug 2004 21:55:11 +0100, Andrew P Smith escribió:

In article , Matthew P Jones
writes
A large whole has been dug with supports put in.

I think you mean 'hole'.

Tut tut, your grammar is terrible.....

With all due respect, Andrew, your diagnosis is faulty. It's not Mathew's
grammar but his spelling that is playing up. Grammatically, the whole
sentence hangs together very nicely; he's even used a passive voice

Regards,

Searcher

I take spelling to be a part of grammar.

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communication can not be guaranteed.
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Andrew P Smith wrote:
In article , DeepSearcher
writes

El Mon, 09 Aug 2004 21:55:11 +0100, Andrew P Smith escribió:

In article , Matthew P Jones
writes

A large whole has been dug with supports put in.


I think you mean 'hole'.

Tut tut, your grammar is terrible.....


With all due respect, Andrew, your diagnosis is faulty. It's not Mathew's
grammar but his spelling that is playing up. Grammatically, the whole
sentence hangs together very nicely; he's even used a passive voice

Regards,

Searcher


I take spelling to be a part of grammar.

In that case, you should be working on your vocabulary!

"DeepSearcher" wrote in message
...
El Mon, 09 Aug 2004 21:55:11 +0100, Andrew P Smith escribió:
In article , Matthew P Jones
writes

A large whole has been dug with supports put in.

I think you mean 'hole'.

Tut tut, your grammar is terrible.....

Grammatically, the whole sentence hangs together
very nicely; he's even used a passive voice

But what about the preposition at the end of the sentence?

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On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 at 10:29:54, John Rowland
wrote:

But what about the preposition at the end of the sentence?

To quote, or misquote, more probably, Winston Churchill: "That is a
pedantry up with which I will not put!"
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