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Idiotic idea in the sense that right now not too many people or businesses in the Goring Gap would be all that anxious to sell parts of their gardens or farm land to NR given what NR might subsequently do with it, as owners, under Schedule 2, Part 11, etc, etc....

JIMM.... You're point about Parish Councils and District Councils is a good one.... The Parish Councils would have been able to discuss, contribute and 'consent' had there been appropriate consultation between NR and the District Council ( in this case SODC ) and were therefore considered...

A few posts up the page, I’m no longer a NIMBY but now I’m a NIABY….Not really….I’ve already said that I’m broadly in favour of electrification throughout the whole UK rail network ….Ah well – at least I won’t ever be accused of being a NIMBYSIDGAF I hope…. I have been asked several times...

Still legally UK resident and, therefore, still a UK Taxpayer...The former by choice, the second by consequence.... And wish I did have a say in developing the UK's transport infrastructure....As it is, just opinions like most of us on here....

Your post not ignored….As I said last week, I would reply when able…. Of course, take any picture along the, what, 300 or 400 miles of GWR track and there were plenty of miles of track without adjoining trees but with adjoining signal telegraphy posts…. However, I’ll see your picture and...

Not too sure that I have ever implied or attributed 140mph directly to yourself….And if I have, apologies….As I understand it, one of the objectives / benefits of the project is to permit 140mph speeds and is one of the main reasons that NR have said that Lineside masts ( a la ECML ) through the...

33HZ – Your partly right….Clutching at straws is an apt description for anything to do with trying to get NR to listen, discuss and act in good faith…. Destruction of an AONB was, in retrospect, not the most accurate description – it would be more accurate to say a significant and extremely...

A few answers due from me this time, I suppose, in relation to questions asked and comments made…. But first, just to make clear to those suspecting me of being a NIMBY….I do not live in the area I’m talking about….Since retiring a few years ago, I live in Provence, in the Var, although I did...

Straw man argument ? No. Perhaps we should both be in politics.....I'll do the asking, you do the answering....

W1bbl3 – Many Thanks for the info….Again, much appreciated ! It seems I’ve touched a raw nerve amongst many of you who use this forum….I suppose that’s to be expected amongst a group of rail enthusiasts and connaissants…. I agree with much that has been said – I also can’t stand people...

Many Thanks for the replies everyone…. My fault if I unwittingly misled people with the 70ft….Yes – as LexyBoy points out, there are several stretches of line between Tilehurst and Cholsey where the line is on embankments already 30>40ft high…. Tilehurst itself, east and west of Goring, South...

Apologies for bringing the thread back to the original GWR Electrification Project…. NR’s Environmental Impact Assessment published in October 2012 identified several important issues in Sections 8 and 9 concerning the environmental issues which would affect the Area of Outstanding Natural...