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November 24th 04, 05:36 AM
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East London Line extension news
Colin Rosenstiel wrote:
(Dave Arquati) wrote: Angus Bryant wrote: Is there still a plan to open a station at Brixton? This would be a really useful interchange for any SLL/orbital service. Currently depends on funding; a station at Brixton would be on the brick viaduct and would cost around £70m. ELLX Phase 2 would probably go ahead without it, to make sure the cost of the station at Brixton didn't jeopardise the rest of the project. £70M? Sheesh! Railway costs have gone mad. You're right - that's over 90% of the cost of the entire original section of the DLR (including the trains). Even allowing for the longer platforms and inflation, it still seems to be an order of magnitude out. Most boiling frogs are caused at least partly by the private sector not being able to efficiently do what BR could. Can it really be that the private sector can't even efficiently do what they themselves were once able to? Or is it a case of gross overspeccing? Answering this question should bring the solution a lot closer. |
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