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« on: May 29, 2016, 11:08:52 »
Not a personal statement but the headline to this story from the BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) business pages

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36359210

I'm not going to hold my breath....
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« Reply #1 on: May 29, 2016, 11:23:14 »
Thank you for sharing. I have to admit there were a couple of concepts I struggled with, which were:

1) The concept of car drivers stopping at red lights. The author has obviously not experienced the Robin Hood Roundabout in Newbury (which hasn't been a roundabout for a long time)

2) The idea of NR» (Network Rail - home page) accelerating a project so it knocks years off the delivery date....not sure about that one!
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