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I suspect a lot of the cost and complexity is keeping Euston operational throughout the work. It could well be cheaper and quicker to close the station for a year or so that it could be knocked down and totally rebuilt but that would be far too disruptive to the rest of the network.

The public have no idea how much infrastructure costs. A "billion pounds" sounds like a lot of money but really doesn't buy that much - it's the cost of the rebuild of a major railway station (such as London Bridge or Reading), about 10-20 miles of a major road upgrade or new city centre...

Interesting video on German rail investment plans I was in Munich a few weeks ago and while their rail infrastructure is impressive it is also showing its age in terms of capacity, ageing rolling stock and reliability. The new cross-city tunnel and rebuilt Hauptbahnhof should make a...

A good demonstration that delaying expensive projects to save money always ends up costing more in the long run.

No real alternative is there? Nationalising the ROSCOS would cost billions.

Indeed not but it doesn't mean that nationalisation is necessarily the pathway to those "better, cheaper" ways of doing things. If public ownership doesn't work what would be the alternative? I suspect that we will have to choose between cheaper or better and it will be very difficult to do...

It becomes ideological when proponents will argue for nationalisation even it is shown to make things worse. Being public owned and operated is more important than performance or efficiency. Greater Anglia gets stripped of its contract despite doing a good job. The pragmatic approach is to go...

The main problem with Network South East (and indeed the whole BR network) was a lack of investment in rolling stock. NSE was reasonably well run with the tools it had available but it was running trains which should have been retired 20 years earlier.

In a way, I'm going to miss Greater Anglia. They are one of the best performing rail operators and have delivered significant improvements over recent years. Far better than under previous franchises especially National Express East Anglia. Let's just hope that nationalisation works this time...

At least someone with transport policy experience.

I suspect her days were numbered after her P&O comments and Number 10 distancing themselves from her. Chances are that she would have been out at the next reshuffle anyway. Other ministers may have survived this but she has suffered from on the biggest weaknesses of any politician - not having...

When I go from Cambridge to London I've started to use St Pancras more than Kings Cross. While it may tale a little longer you can always guarantee a seat. The non-stoppers to KX are always packed.

Video from Geoff Marshall

So more of a NUMBY than an NIMBY Just what sort of "environmental destruction" is caused by a tunnel?

My experience is that the local council in Newmarket does as much as possible not be part of the Cambridge economy despite only being 15 miles away and virtually an enclave within Cambridgeshire.

I live just on the Suffolk side of the Cambs/Suffolk border and the difference in service east of Cambridge is noticeably different to the other directions. Local authorities really don't care about cross-border services. Perhaps bus services are better planned at the regional rather than local...

I believe the recent work at Cambridge station for Thameslink made passive provision for a new eastern entrance but it just needs someone to agree to pay for it.

So is London!

Get building Crossrail 2 and extend it to Cambridge?

If you were to build a new town anywhere in the country then South Cambs makes as much sense as anywhere as there are already good rail and road links (with scope for improvement) and close to good employment opportunities in Cambridge and London as well as smaller clusters in Stevenage and Harlow.