The new King’s Cross Western Concourse will open to the public next week. The Engineer paid a visit to the station in February to see how things were coming along and speak to those behind the project.
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Anonymous | 15 Mar 2012 1:01 pm
£550M for a new roof, who paid, probably you and me. Expensive business this public transport.
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Laurence Dickie | 15 Mar 2012 4:02 pm
Fantastic! Thank goodness we still have the ability to put our resources into such projects. This sort of public celebration of art and science should be applauded. The sort of mean-spirited reaction of Anonymous is tragic, would they prefer we had another Euston Station?
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Anonymous | 15 Mar 2012 5:12 pm
Great, if you use Kings Cross station...
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Robert Gregory-Smith | 15 Mar 2012 7:18 pm
Evidently according to Mr Anonymous nothing should be built unless he personally uses it. What a sad and selfish point of view.
This development is a great piece of engineering that helps our public transport facilities to stand comparison with those in other countries.
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Anonymous | 15 Mar 2012 7:37 pm
It is amazing project. I have designed a roof(radial beams and diagonal tubes). It was my first big project. I hope i visit it soon.
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Anonymous | 16 Mar 2012 0:03 am
One day world, Britain will be great again... you'll see.
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Major Lim Guan Huat | 16 Mar 2012 2:11 am
fantistic and state of the arts design! Well done to those who involved in this project ! Project like this have to move on time to time ,specially in this bad time involved the whole world ,singapore here too ! Tax payer paid the bill ,but,we gain from this facilities,right ? Good time will soon be return if had good public transport facilities !
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Leslie Barras | 16 Mar 2012 9:55 am
This is Fantastic piece of work and the teams must be Congratulated on their acheivment.
I live in the Northampton and do not use either of King's Cross, I have to be Happy with Euston.
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Anonymous | 16 Mar 2012 5:57 pm
£550M for a renovation is far too expensive! This money should be spent for people who needs a shelter.
What is the governer thinking?
Happy Contractor, Poor Citizen.
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Anonymous | 19 Mar 2012 8:19 pm
I am all for Britain leading the way in (structural) design and for meeting current and I assume anticipating future demand, but £550M is too high a price to pay
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