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The channel tunnel

  • 14-03-2012 11:26pm
    #1
    fryup
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    How come they never built a road in the channel tunnel??

    Were the british & french lobbied by the ferry companies? afraid that their companies would go to the wall?


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  • #2
    donkey balls
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    trucks and cars use the tunnel as well via transport carraiges on the train.


  • #3
    AugustusMinimus
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    fryup wrote: »
    How come they never built a road in the channel tunnel??

    Were the british & french lobbied by the ferry companies? afraid that their companies would go to the wall?

    Because that would require seperate tunnels for trains and cars. More of a safety risk too to let people drive through it. Finally, the train carrying the vehicles travels a lot faster than what a car would be allowed to drive through the tunnel.


  • #4
    Cedrus
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    IIRC there were studies done of different options, the road tunnel version had huge ventilation needs (infernal combustion!) they even considered building piers a couple of miles out from each side and then going down/up spiral ramps to the tunnel to reduce the length of the tunnel. Also, the consequences of a crash or a vent fan breakdown would be catastrophic.


  • #5
    Chris_5339762
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,064 ✭✭✭Chris_5339762


    The proposal was called EuroRoute.

    http://www.cbrd.co.uk/histories/euroroute/


  • #6
    Cedrus
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    Chris_5339762 wrote: »
    The proposal was called EuroRoute.

    That's the one, Wonderful but Mad!
    That wouldn't have been affected by adverse weather at all :rolleyes:


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