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    Why so long to develop East - West Rail?

    I appreciate your point, but I don't understand the relevance to my point? There appears to be a lot of leasing and sub-leasing though!
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    Why so long to develop East - West Rail?

    Milton Keynes Central wasn't open till 1982 because the town had not matured enough to justify a Central station yet. Milton Keynes is supposed to be a 'new town', with a new city centre etc. If they had centred the development around Bletchley then they would either not be able to achieve...
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    Use of non-English languages on the rail network

    Not exclusively for British/American tourists. Given that English is the lingua franca for most of the world, having English as well as the native language probably provides information for people (particularly Europeans and South Americans) who have a basic understanding for English.
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    Overcrowding - could it be due to migration into this country?

    Yh, but the figures came from the Office of National Statistics, which is (somewhat) more credible than the daily mail. There is also other evidence that migrants have higher wages - which is probably due to the fact they tend to be more skilled etc. However, your own anecdotal evidence...
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    Institute for Public Policy Research report criticises bus deregulation

    "https://www.wymetro.com/qualitycontracts/" Not officially cancelled yet as the plans still appear on the website. Just procrastinating until Nexus has done it themselves, but Nexus is procrastinating too so this probably wouldn't happen any time soon.
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    Metrolink M5000 Fleet Status

    I think the trams are the 12 that they have already announced in July but are now procuring 16 instead. From the meeting papers they have included the 16 as part of the "Metrolink Service Improvement Package" which is what was funded in July.
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    "The North Of England Is Getting A Rough Deal" discussion

    Hong Kong Island is only a part of Hong Kong, its like the "City of London" Size is 1,104 km2 426 sq mi - from the Hong Kong wiki page So yes, Hong Kong is actually smaller than London. However population is fairly similar, and 40% is actually national park - so parts that are actually...

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