| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:All Day Flights ‘Worse Than Third Runway’ | |
| Posted by: | David Farmery | |
| Date/Time: | 23/10/08 11:15:00 |
| Hi Jonathan et al. If you read the whole string you can see I'm not opposed to Heathrow, and I can see the business case for it's expansion in the short term. It is however damaging our health, and contributing unduly to global warming. Trains are a much more sustainable, quick and convenient way of travelling for European distances, and they can be provided with acoustic protection at minimal cost. You don't even need to put them underground at vaste expense through areas of outstanding natural beauty? as they had to on the High Speed Rail link to St Pancras, just to get planning permission. If the A4 was in Europe(!) acoustic barriers would be mandatory. Try telling the Highways authority that! If we had any gumption we would take them to court under European Law! You are right about the French way of working. I worked on Channel Tunnel with them for 6 years. If there was a problem they would solve it and get on with it. We would have a meeting with all and sundry, think about it for a while, and then do it more expensively! |