Railway electrification, The reality gets closer! Options

[On the edge]

Railtrack were in Northbrook Street yesterday explaining that the pile driving for the overhead gantries is about to start, and it will make a bit of noise.

The chap I spoke to was surprised that I seemed relieved, until I explained I thought the Newbury spur was just a 'political' bit of the bigger project, to be given up if costs and time got in the way. Anyway, for me, once the hammering starts, that's it, we will really get electric trains, it's the point the project turns from conjecture to reality.

Great! So it's not going to be long before out of gratitude, we can start a collection to buy one of the old Turbo Trains for them to cherish at Didcot; if only so we can remember how dreadful they were!
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