Comments on: Crossrail: More Brown Spin http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/10/16/crossrail-more-brown-spin/ Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Wokingham Tue, 14 Oct 2008 02:59:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Residents Society of Mayfair and St James's http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/10/16/crossrail-more-brown-spin/#comment-8659 Residents Society of Mayfair and St James's Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:33:42 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/10/16/crossrail-more-brown-spin/#comment-8659 Many may be surprised to hear that many residents and London groups do not support Crossrail despite the press reports. The Residents Society of Mayfair and St James's is only supportive of public transport schemes provided they are lawful, value for money and do not cause unnecessary harm. Crossrail fails on all these counts. Crossrail will only alleviate congestion on the central line without regard to the rest of the tube network. Reputable experts have ridiculed the Crossrail plans described by the press. In evidence, professional rail planner Michael Schabas, who delivered the successful and much lauded Jubilee Line and Channel Tunnel Rail Link says about Crossrail: The analysis is so inadequate for a scheme of this size. Maybe if you are doing a garden shed, yes, but you are not supposed to do it this way. Many may be surprised to hear that many residents and London groups do not support Crossrail despite the press reports. The Residents Society of Mayfair and St James’s is only supportive of public transport schemes provided they are lawful, value for money and do not cause unnecessary harm. Crossrail fails on all these counts.

Crossrail will only alleviate congestion on the central line without regard to the rest of the tube network. Reputable experts have ridiculed the Crossrail plans described by the press. In evidence, professional rail planner Michael Schabas, who delivered the successful and much lauded Jubilee Line and Channel Tunnel Rail Link says about Crossrail: The analysis is so inadequate for a scheme of this size. Maybe if you are doing a garden shed, yes, but you are not supposed to do it this way.

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