On 13 Jul 2007, at 19:35, Brian Dominic wrote:
>> That seems to me to be remarkably un-urgent.
>>
> ........ because it's a freight-only line with an alternative route
> available, and "they're only pleasure boaters"..............
>
Not quite right, AIUI. The Newmarket to Ely passenger service has been
replaced with buses. Restoration of the rail service will take longer
than restoring the navigation, which only depends on making the bridge
safe, not reconstructing it.
––
All the best
Bruce
"Houses are but badly built boats so firmly aground you cannot think of
moving them" Arthur Ransome, 'Racundra's First Cruise'
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