A little note from IanVisits:

I really like the idea of a dual DLR-Bakerloo Line project converging on Bell Green rather than Lewisham. No doubt they have the latter in mind rather than the former, but it does show that if people across South East London keep campaigning about Bakerloo line extension that it does slowly get into regular discussions by the people who really matter.

I did raise this issue recently with a government minister. They were talking about how HS2 won't go over budget as it has a £14bn contingency, I said that it is infuriating to hear about contingencies the size of the Olympics plus the Bakerloo line. Pushing ahead with such projects with such unreasonable margins for error prevents more rapid expansion of services in other parts of the network.

Unfortunately on this occasion I did not get a commitment from the minister to start digging, although there was some recognition of the transport difficulties in South London.