The long-awaited recommencement of tunnelling work on the Old Oak Common to London Euston section of HS2 should be welcomed. After years in the doldrums of cost overruns, uncertainty and political ambivalence, the gargantuan task of burrowing under the streets of Camden once again feels real. It is a reminder that rail infrastructure of any scale takes time, patience and a willingness to live with disruption, as RailFreight.com UK Editor Simon Walton observes.
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