Chelmsford's new railway station took three decades to deliver. Its story is a reminder that real transformation in local government happens on a timescale most of us will never personally see.
When the first passengers stepped onto the platform at Beaulieu Park Station in November, they saw a gleaming new transport hub for one of the fastest-growing areas of the South East. What they didn't see are the 30 years of plans, setbacks, negotiations and sheer persistence that made it possible.
