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“Our plans for a new rail link to Heathrow from the west will dramatically improving rail links, reduce congestion on existing rail services and provide a boost to the local economy.
Funny thing ... when I lived in Bristol and had to take the train to Reading and the coach to LHR (along with numerous others) we knew that.
Of course, it was 1975 and wouldn't have expected anything to done for 100 years ...
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and having to dig it all up and then re-lay it, as seemed to happen with the new sections for T5 on the north side, on Alpha.
Like a Council building I know in Buckinghamshire: It's been open about seven years but has had to be closed for the main floor tiles to be lifted and relaid by hand. TWICE for the same thing. Lucky that Councils don't have to accept the lowest bidder...