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« on: September 05, 2011, 12:42:47 »
This has just appeared on the BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) wales news website and on uk railforums, nothing on this forum yet:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-14784527
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« Reply #1 on: September 05, 2011, 21:13:45 »
Better if the line to Birmingham went via Heathrow as well. Save some connecting lines and would cut out the needless row with the Chilterns inhabitants
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« Reply #2 on: September 05, 2011, 21:25:12 »
Ah the infamous West curve I bet the station is in the Poyle / Richings Park area
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« Reply #3 on: September 06, 2011, 18:29:05 »
As far as I know the station will be the exisiting Terminal 5 Heathrow Express terminus, made into a through station.

It does give extra capacity on the Relief lines as trains going via the Airport could be overtaken between Hayes and Iver. Hopefully it will be a flying/burrowing Juction to avoid conflict to both Mains and Relief. Well I can dream that we might build a proper railway one day.

So long as they don't divert all the Taplow and Burham trains that way!
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« Reply #4 on: September 06, 2011, 19:43:13 »
At least some use will be made of the Airtrack platforms.
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