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The summary of the work that took place in and around Kings Cross over Christmas/New Year is quite astounding. The article is a credit to all those involved who planned and executed (seemingly) so well, especially in challenging conditions of Storm Bertha. I’m also amazed at the 11,000 tons of spoil removed from the disused tunnel – just what does one do with all that?
Another delightful selection of articles, to brighten up a dull Friday here in Sussex.
@SIMEON BENNETT
Here in E20, we all live on top of many tonnes of tunnel spoil! Very nice it is too!
There is a short video of a McDonald’s carriage on the Swiss railways at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRYaL_A4ftM
The video shows how congested the vehicle could become. A railway carriage was not really suited for the queues typically found in a fast food outlet.
@BRIAN BUTTERWORTH
Hopefully when the Crossrail 2 gets approved we’ll get our own spoil mountains here in Dalston as well 😉