Leader & Comment

摘要

Earlier this month, Marc and Isambard Kingdom Brunei's remarkable Thames Tunnel was open to the public for the weekend. For a brief moment it was possible to walk 'the shining avenue of light'to Wappingjust as half of London's population had done in 1843. Visiting it is a reminder of the great elan with which transport infrastructure was once conceived in Britain. Transport infrastructure is in the news again - but this time for all the wrong reasons. Not because we're celebrating the completion of the first Crossrail station or the opening of a new high-speed rail line, but because we're still arguing about whether we need, or can afford them.