Winners have faults

The estimable Barry Doe ( RAIL 867) nailed two questionable recent National Rail Awards.

Yes, the Class 700 units are technological marvels… yet passenger comfort is very poor. And London Bridge is impressive… until you consider the long walks when changing trains.

That’s also a feature of modernised stations elsewhere, notably St Pancras. An architectural gem brought to new life, certainly - but for the customers, extremely lengthy slogs between various bits of railway.

Plus, the Eurostar entry point is becoming more and more of a bunfight as security needs take preference. Nicholas Owen, Reigate