Re: Vorsprung durch Technik?, was Re: Cumbria rail crash report to question safety of 1960s track technology - The Guardian
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Re: Vorsprung durch Technik?, was Re: Cumbria rail crash report to question safety of 1960s track technology - The Guardian         

Group: uk.transport · Group Profile
Author: Peter Masson
Date: Aug 30, 2007 02:42

"Roland Perry" perry.co.uk> wrote
>
> CTRL1 had the Medway bridge, and CTRL2 tunnels under the Thames and East
> London. Neither come cheap, nor should they really be included in a
> comparative "cost per mile".

CTRL also has the lengthy North Downs tunnel, and chose an expensive routev
through the centre of Ashford rather than, for example, following the M20
further north.AIUI it has also picked up some other costs, including the
Shortlands diveunder.

Peter

Peter
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