Examination of Witnesses (Questions 11300
- 11319)
11300. The route of Crossrail, taking it as
in the maps from west to east, passes through PRACT's area from
the Westbourne Park footbridge over the main line railway, which
you saw on your site visit, up to the northern boundary of Hyde
Park. PRACT's area includes, therefore, a section of surface railway,
the western portal, the underground station of Crossrail at Paddington,
the works for taxi access on the other side of the main line station,
and a tunnel section beneath a quiet residential area.
11301. We will, however, leave the issues arising
from the surface railway and improvement to the footbridge to
our associated member the Westbourne Park Villas Residents' Association,
who appear before your Lordships tomorrow. We strongly support
their position on these issues.
11302. Exhibit 005 sets out in rather telegraphic
form all the issues as they now stand following two helpful meetings
with Crossrail. Could the first page of this please be shown now;
it is labelled page 5 out of nine.[9]
11303. The issues currently in order of importance
are shown in the left-hand column which is headed "Position
now". The positions as they appeared to us at the time we
submitted our petition are set out in the same order in the middle
column headed "Position previously". The right-hand
column headed "Remarks" relates mainly to the situation
as it is now.
11304. As a result of our meetings with Crossrail
we have been able to boil these issues—
11305. CHAIRMAN: One moment, Mr Walton.
Are you talking about 003, 004 and 005?
11306. MR WALTON: The prefix is "005",
and what is in front of you is—
11307. CHAIRMAN: I have got minutes of
a meeting.
11308. MR WALTON: No. What is on the
screen, my Lord, is 05-005.
11309. CHAIRMAN: We do not have that.
11310. MS LIEVEN: Did your Lordships
get a blue file? If you start from the back and go to the penultimate
tab there ought to be a series of exhibits that are "WESTCC-6—04-001".
The first one is Hyde Park shaft.
11311. LORD BROOKE OF ALVERTHORPE: It
is all maps.
11312. MS LIEVEN: There is nothing behind
the maps?
11313. CHAIRMAN: It is all maps.
11314. LORD BROOKE OF ALVERTHORPE: It
concludes at 009.
11315. MR WALTON: Is it possible for
your Lordships to manage with what is on the screen?
11316. CHAIRMAN: These are the pages
that come after the maps?
11317. MR WALTON: Yes, my Lord. This
was our attempt to set out the issues in a telegraphic form. I
am sorry that you have not seen them!
11318. CHAIRMAN: That is very helpful.
Could you tell us again about the three columns?
11319. MR WALTON: The issues, which are
currently ordered in importance, are shown in the left-hand column
which is headed "Position now". The issues as they appeared
to us at the time we submitted our petition are set out in the
same order in the middle column headed "Position previously".
The right-hand column headed "Remarks" relates mainly
to the position as we see it now.
9 Committee Ref: A61, PRACT- Outstanding Issues-Synoptic
Table (WESTCC-6_05-005) Back
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