hackey lad Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 4 minutes ago, Organgrinder said: Road tunnels Lærdal Tunnel Lærdal - Aurland, Norway 24,510 m (15.2 mi) 2000 Jinpingshan Sichuan, China 17,500 m (10.9 mi) 2008 Gotthard Road Tunnel Lepontine Alps, Switzerland 16,918 m (10.5 mi) 1980 And ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 5 minutes ago, hackey lad said: Thats a train tunnel . I never said specifically a rail tunnel or a road tunnel. Sounds like everyone is scrabbling for a way out now. Too expensive. Too dangerous. Wrong kind of tunnel etc. Fact is that they just don't want to spend the money but that is not how we used to lead the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcol Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 2 minutes ago, Organgrinder said: Road tunnels Gotthard Road Tunnel Lepontine Alps, Switzerland 16,918 m (10.5 mi) 1980 That would sure speed up a Pennine crossing...........................not. https://swissxover.com/gotthard-tunnel-traffic-jam/ "The traffic jam can easily reach over 10 km on a Saturday in front of the north portal and on the south portal as well on a Sunday. The longest traffic jam in 2019 was 18 km. The waiting time can easily reach up to 4-5 hours." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 4 minutes ago, Longcol said: Compared to driving 20 odd miles, about 3 times as long. Safety measures - just one train at a time , A parallel safety tunnel for evacuation / rescue etc. Minimum cost one way £60. You don't have one train at a time if it's a road tunnel. Plenty of countries have decided that tunnels are worth it and I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 1 minute ago, Longcol said: That would sure speed up a Pennine crossing...........................not. https://swissxover.com/gotthard-tunnel-traffic-jam/ "The traffic jam can easily reach over 10 km on a Saturday in front of the north portal and on the south portal as well on a Sunday. The longest traffic jam in 2019 was 18 km. The waiting time can easily reach up to 4-5 hours." They have them longer than that on the M1 and I have often been in them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcol Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Just now, Organgrinder said: You don't have one train at a time if it's a road tunnel. Plenty of countries have decided that tunnels are worth it and I agree. See post above, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Just now, Longcol said: See post above, I've already seen it and been in plenty of bigger traffic jams. Plenty of countries have decided that tunnels are worth it and I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcol Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 2 minutes ago, Organgrinder said: They have them longer than that on the M1 and I have often been in them. So a tunnel like the Gotthard in Swizserland could add hours to your Pennine crossing then 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_DADDY Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 (edited) Seems like someone has got a bit of a tunnel fetish. 🤔 By the way, don't Google tunnel fetish 😬 Edited February 8 by The_DADDY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 6 minutes ago, Longcol said: So a tunnel like the Gotthard in Swizserland could add hours to your Pennine crossing then 😎 It could if they were jammed up permanently which they are not. You can't explain why so many countries build and use tunnels. Just more excuses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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