RMweb Gold big jim Posted November 12, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 12, 2014 If they can do that one from Wales to Ireland, then they could do one across the Bering Strait, which is a shorter distance, albeit it's across a plate boundary. the weather on the bering straights is more favorable than holyhead in winter too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ardbealach Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Where will be the gauge change? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Budgie Posted November 13, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 13, 2014 Details, details. Don't forget the principal gauge in the People's Republic of China is 1435 mm. So maybe there'll be no need for change of gauge: new track could be laid at standard gauge. I would expect things like that would be sorted out after the decision to build the tunnel had been taken. Alternatively, if we are still talking about a tunnel to Dublin, I would expect the conversion of all Irish railways to standard gauge and conversion of DART to 25 kV AC would be included in the costings. We can but dream. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Going off what I see on a local website, photographers are pretty desperate for something to photograph so an increase in freight is bound to send them ape. The final best year for freight down here was 1990. When the freightliner trains finished the Slow lines and loops were ripped up and so if anything 'sits down' now, its generally a case of line closed and bustitution. In other words, the line as it stands today cannot stand too much freight mingling with the DMU's unless control relaxes its grip. Or is there a friendlier face towards freight these days? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merfyn Jones Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Where will be the gauge change? The French and Spanish do it at the border. Now we just need the British and Irish governments to decide where it is ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonC Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Somewhere under the Irish sea where the border is would probably not be the best choice of place Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted November 17, 2014 Author Share Posted November 17, 2014 Notice all the stone sidings at Penmeanmwuar have been cleared of "veg" patches of fresh ballast layed too... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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