Category Archives: Kings Cross Station Refurbishment

York Way consultation – have you done yours?

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Sophie Talbot

The York Way improvements consultation ends tonight!!!! Below is my response. I've sent it with my name, address, email, phone number, confirmation that I am a local resident and request for an acknowledgement of receipt by email to LB Camden. If you'd … Continue reading →

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York Way proposals “a total waste of time and money”

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Sophie Talbot

We recently reported on proposals to improve York Way currently out for public consultation from LB Camden. As a result, we are now getting comments to the article from users of York Way which anyone wanting to reply to LB … Continue reading →

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LB Camden consults on improvements to York Way

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Sophie Talbot

York Way, now the only way to get to and fro the tube, train, buses and taxi ranks from the north east side of King's Cross St Pancras has long been unfit for purpose. Closure of the York Way entrance … Continue reading →

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Network Rail Exhibition Invitation – Station Concourse 11 to 14 October

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Stephan Schulte

  As a local resident, I received the following invitation from Network Rail to see their latest exhibition – if you did not aready receive one, you might be interest in attending. King’s Cross Station Redevelopment Programme 1″ Floor Cubitt … Continue reading →

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Kings Cross – with hindsight…..

Posted on August 25, 2010 by William Perrin

DfT's blatant ignoring of community campaigns against Network Rail's Platform Zero was pretty poor.  They didn't tell the Secretary of State about the campaign on his 20 May visit nor did they mention in his briefing Network Rail's appalling overspend … Continue reading →

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Kings Cross ‘broadly on schedule against the budget’ say Office of Rail Regulation

Posted on August 13, 2010 by William Perrin

Back in July I got in touch with the Office of Rail Regulation who are responsible for detailed monitoring of Network Rail's expenditure on stations to ask them about the budget and out turn for Kings Cross.  I rang them … Continue reading →

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King’s Cross Station – community campaign whitewashed out by DfT and Network Rail

Posted on August 12, 2010 by William Perrin

Phillip Hammond, the new Secretary of State for Transport was whisked to Kings Cross in his first few days in the job to ‘open’ the new Platform Zero on 20 May.  Platform Zero and the Eastern Range offices have become … Continue reading →

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Calling all graphic designers!

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Sophie Talbot

The tube map is a world famous design icon, pleasing in itself yet incredibly easy to use. So, here's your mission graphic designers out there should you choose to accept: design an equally pleasing and easy to use map of … Continue reading →

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