I RETURN to the subject of the proposed Tavistock to Plymouth Rail Link. Is this project the private crusade of one or more of our Devon and/or West Devon councillors to waste in excess of £25 million? Over the last few years since the project was 'offered' in return for building 750 houses, I have seen no real justification, nor figures, attached to the project. I would like  definitive answers to the following . 1. Where did the estimate of 300 people a day using the route come from? That's £80,000 per person! 2. What is the proposed fare structure? Is it greater or less than the bus fare? 3. What is the proposed train frequency over what period (s) of the day? (Will there be a return train from Plymouth late enough to catch the theatre and cinema trade?) 4. How many parking places will there be at Tavistock Station, and at what cost per day? 5. How many people will be prepared to walk to the out of town station? 6. A 'Park and Ride' to the station has been mooted. Starting where, how frequent and at what cost? 7. What is the break even at which the line stays open or closes down. (If it was little used before Beeching, why would it be popular now?) 8. Who will operate the line, have they been fully consulted?  A railway will not address the needs of anyone wishing to travel to Derriford Hospital, Plymouth Argyle or Albion football clubs, the industrial estates north of Plymouth in the Roborough/ Woolwell areas. Tesco and other out of town 'sheds' (B & Q and the like), and anywhere not near to Plymouth Station. Will shoppers going to the city centre want to walk the half mile from shops to Plymouth North Road station with heavy purchases? (And get home the Tavistock end!) Finally, in theses austere times, when services for the needy are being severely cut back due to lack of funds, is spending over £25 million really the priority? A councillor told me not to worry, it's a different budget. I don't care which pockets of the trousers the money comes from, it's all coming out of our taxes and I for one don't like what I see. Chris Dicker Tavistock