Dublin to London by car

lcrcboy

What would be the possibility of connecting Ireland to mainland Britain by a bridge or even by a train tunnel line, oh and what would be the possibility of a tunnel for cars to travel from Ireland to mainland Britain. Im sure it probably costs way more than its worth but still its an interesting topic, what do you think??

amacca

lcrcboy wrote: »

What would be the possibility of connecting Ireland to mainland Britain by a bridge or even by a train tunnel line, oh and what would be the possibility of a tunnel for cars to travel from Ireland to mainland Britain. Im sure it probably costs way more than its worth but still its an interesting topic, what do you think??

blasphemy........burn him!

Captain_Generic

I think its unlikely. I mean that this topic will be interesting

Alter-Ego

You start digging in Holyhead, OP and I'll start in East Wall. See ya in the middle.

BTW, Don't forget your shovel if you want to go to work.

Sunnyisland

This is an unusual thread as it is usually how to break the connection to brittain that is debated, :-)

whydoibother?

I don't know, but looking at a map, probably a considerably larger investment than the Channel Tunnel, so an absolutely huge amount of money would be involved if it were possible.

m@cc@

lcrcboy wrote: »

Im sure it probably costs way more than its worth

/thread.

BBDBB

OP - I think I can offer you the very first ticket to cross the Dublin to Liverpool SkyBridge, please send me you bank account details so I can arrange the administrative details for you

lcrcboy

realies wrote: »

This is an unusual thread as it is usually how to break the connection to brittain that is debated, :-)

what can I say Im a forward thinker in these dark times

Mint Sauce

something like this?

galwayrush

The toll would probably be ten times higher than the flight costs.

galwayrush

irish-stew wrote: »

something like this?

Just noticed the price tag on that, a quarter of what Lennie gave to our zombie banks.

amacca

galwayrush wrote: »

Just noticed the price tag on that, a quarter of what Lennie gave to our zombie banks.

And we would have got a top gear special out of it ..... endless tunnel exhaust note potential

brummytom

Well London's not near the coast, and it's not to the west, so you'd have to go through.. I dunno, maybe the West Country or somewhere? No one wants that to be their first glimpse of Britain. Might as well just get the ferry.

karlog

irish-stew wrote: »

something like this?

It would be longer than the Channel Tunnel connecting England to France.

partyatmygaff

It's an interesting idea. The nearest place from Dublin to the British Isles is Holyhead. That's 107KM which would be exceptionally expensive whether oversea or undersea.

Mint Sauce

partyatmygaff wrote: »

It's an interesting idea. The nearest place from Dublin to the British Isles is Holyhead. That's 107KM which would be exceptionally expensive whether oversea or undersea.

Doesn't have to be Dublin, it 80 from Rosslare to Fishguard.

Lapin

Nothing against the idea OP.

Its just that I wouldn't have too much confidence in our ability to do it considering we can't even get a pair of tram lines to connect with other.

mikemac

Far narrower between Larne and Stranraer if you want to do something like this

53km is still a big distance though

Mike 1972

partyatmygaff wrote: »

The nearest place from Dublin to the British Isles is Holyhead..

Why would it have to start from Dublin ?

And leaving aside the issues some people have with the term "British Isles" isint Dublin in the British Isles ?

feelingstressed wrote: »

Far narrower between Larne and Stranraer if you want to do something like this

True but on the other hand would be a pretty indirect route for the majority of potential users

karlog

Mike 1972 wrote: »

Why would it have to start from Dublin ?

And leaving aside the issues some people have with the term "British Isles" isint Dublin in the British Isles ?

NO IT IS NOT!!!!

Mint Sauce

Lapin wrote: »

Nothing against the idea OP.

Its just that I wouldn't have too much confidence in our ability to do it considering we can't even get a pair of tram lines to connect with other.

Or a port tunnel that was too low to take some of the lorries it was meant to of the Capitals streets.

Captain_Generic

karlog wrote: »

NO IT IS NOT!!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNu8XDBSn10

Eh....check 1:20

partyatmygaff

irish-stew wrote: »

Doesn't have to be Dublin, it 80 from Rosslare to Fishguard.

Even less from Larne to Stranraer but even so it would still be very expensive to build and maintain.

Mike 1972 wrote: »

And leaving aside the issues some people have with the term "British Isles" isint Dublin in the British Isles ?

Geographically speaking yes but very few people from Ireland would agree with identifying Ireland as being as part of the "British Isles". I've no qualms with it as it's just a geographical term but I didn't want hoards of people quoting my post and going miles off thread.

Mint Sauce

Is it possible to have a thread that mentions both britain and ireland, without it turning into political-landscape/geography lesson?

Captain_Generic

irish-stew wrote: »

Is it possible to have a thread that mentions both britain and ireland, without it turning into political-landscape/geography lesson?

Skipping a history lesson, probably not

Seaneh

the correct geographic terms are britian and ireland or the atlantic archipelago.

m@cc@

irish-stew wrote: »

Is it possible to have a thread that mentions both britain and ireland, without it turning into political-landscape/geography lesson?

In AH? No.

I expect mention of Islam, the Catholic Church, banks and head shops also to figure.

brummytom

irish-stew wrote: »

Is it possible to have a thread that mentions both britain and ireland, without it turning into political-landscape/geography lesson?

Britain and Ireland? Where's Northern Ireland then? Hmmmmmmm? HRMMMMMMMMMMM?!!!

Mike 1972

irish-stew wrote: »

Is it possible to have a thread that mentions both britain and ireland, without it turning into political-landscape/geography lesson?

How would a lesson on appropriate use of capital letters sound

Mint Sauce

brummytom wrote: »

Britain and Ireland? Where's Northern Ireland then? Hmmmmmmm? HRMMMMMMMMMMM?!!!

Its up north silly.

EverEvolving

irish-stew wrote: »

Is it possible to have a thread that mentions both britain and ireland, without it turning into political-landscape/geography lesson?

It's not possible to have a thread on most things without it coming up, never mind one suggesting that we connect the two by tunnel :pac:

I think we should connect the two by cable car, Carrauntuohill to Ben Nevis, who's with me? ... Anyone?

karlog

EverEvolving wrote: »

It's not possible to have a thread on most things without it coming up, never mind one suggesting that we connect the two by tunnel :pac:

I think we should connect the two by cable car, Carrauntuohill to Ben Nevis, who's with me? ... Anyone?

We can make use of that stupid spire on O'Connell Street to support the cable half way.

mikemac

Bit off topic but I remember plans to run a cable car across the Liffey from Smithfield to somewhere on the southside, possibly the Guinness centre
And it would be called Suas

Maybe it was an April fools joke in the papers, I'm not sure now as it was a few years ago.

But I thought it was a decent idea

Cú Giobach

EverEvolving wrote: »

I think we should connect the two by cable car, Carrauntuohill to Ben Nevis, who's with me? ... Anyone?

Something like Irelands only cable car down here in the lovely county of Cork.

OPENROAD

m@cc@ wrote: »

In AH? No.

I expect mention of Islam, the Catholic Church, banks and head shops also to figure.

You left out AH newspaper of choice The Daily Mail

WaltKowalski

Belfast/Larne to Stranraer - both in the UK so let the tans pay for it!

Fratton Fred

Why? Why would the UK and/or the EU want to be connected by Ireland?

Lapin

feelingstressed wrote: »

Bit off topic but I remember plans to run a cable car across the Liffey from Smithfield to somewhere on the southside, possibly the Guinness centre
And it would be called Suas

Maybe it was an April fools joke in the papers, I'm not sure now as it was a few years ago.

But I thought it was a decent idea

This

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/suas-the-cable-car-olanned-for-quays-1050297.html

I think it was proof that some people went mad during the boom years and proof that they had more money than sense.

amacca

Fratton Fred wrote: »

Why? Why would the UK and/or the EU want to be connected by Ireland?

And why wouldn't they young man?

Were those bord failte ads incorrect?

OPENROAD

Lapin wrote: »

This

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/suas-the-cable-car-olanned-for-quays-1050297.html

I think it was proof that some people went mad during the boom years and proof that they had more money than sense.

Dear Jesus :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

bonerm

Hopefully when they finish this tunnel they could make another one between Galway and New York. I'd love to make a nice leisurely weekend drive to Manhattan.

amacca

bonerm wrote: »

Hopefully when they finish this tunnel they could make another one between Galway and New York. I'd love to make a nice leisurely weekend drive to Manhattan.

certainly shur!

and tell me would ye be liking yore tunnel well ventilated and the right size so yore car can fit through it

oh ya would

well that'll cost ya extra so it will


may the road rise up before ya...well maybe not...lets hope it stays level shur.

Lapin

OPENROAD wrote: »

Dear Jesus :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

:eek: Indeed.


Pic.......

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=910744

bonerm

amacca wrote: »

certainly shur!

and tell me would ye be liking yore tunnel well ventilated and the right size so yore car can fit through it

oh ya would

well that'll cost ya extra so it will


may the road rise up before ya...well maybe not...lets hope it stays level shur.

Oh I thought money wasn't an issue in this thread.

OPENROAD

Lapin wrote: »

:eek: Indeed.


Pic.......

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=910744

:eek:

I don't know whether to laugh or cry :eek:

Xivilai

Knowing the Brits the bridge will get famous and they'll claim it for themselves :mad:

Unless it does something bad in which case it'll be Irish again!!

JerryHandbag

bonerm wrote: »

Hopefully when they finish this tunnel they could make another one between Galway and New York. I'd love to make a nice leisurely weekend drive to Manhattan.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transatlantic_tunnel

Galway-Scotland-Iceland-Greenland-Nova Scotia-New York. Then back home in time for lunch :pac:

bnt

I did a few measurements in Google Earth: on the Larne-Stranraer route, the shortest route would be about 36km, but even that's not the closest to the UK. It's just over 20km from around Portaleen Bay in Antrim to the coast of the Mull of Kintyre. However, putting a road on the Scottish side would be highly problematic: there's a flipping huge mountain (Beinn na Lice) that goes up from steep cliffs. It would be far more of a detour than Larne-Stranraer.

As for the bridge length: it can be done. There's already a sea bridge of 42km in China, and plans for an even longer one of 50km linking Hong Kong to Macau.