A Train Tunnel Between Wales And Ireland...

[sandyRoe]

It's easy to see the logic in the tunnel between England and France but would this proposal be a very expensive white elephant?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-30014563

[mikey4444]

Actually Penzance is my "home town" DTC. Jelberts is good, as is the Admiral Benbow, Causeway Head, The Lugger, and anywhere for pasties ! Who would argue that Mousehole isn't the prettiest place for miles around ! A super little town that I would move to tomorrow morning if finances allowed.

Of course the Lizard is close, as is St Ives and Falmouth. Plenty to choose from once you are over the Tamar !

[DTCwordfan]

No 2 Fore Street in Mousehole is one of my fav restaurants down here.

[New Judge]

But beware, Mikey. Knowing about your newly found interest in steam locomotives you will never see a preserved Great Western "King" Class locomotive in the Grand Duchy. These were the most powerful of the GWR locos but, because of their axle weight they were not permitted to work over the Royal Albert Bridge at Saltash. Apart from the branch line to Calstock and Gunnislake this is the only rail route into Cornwall and "Kings" are a no-no in the far west.

[sunny-dave]

They'll be building a road from Carlisle to Scotland next - mark my words, no good will come of it ...

[DTCwordfan]

If this weather continues on, NJ, he'll be lucky to see any train down here, except for the wee 2 carriage runners up the branch lines. Dawlish is damaged again.

[mikey4444]

DTC....I am not a bit surprised about the sea wall at Dawlish being damaged again. AS long as there is a railway line on the edge of the beach at that point, we will always have a problem. The line should have been diverted away from this spot years ago.

More worrying is that the rivers up in Somerset are nearly overflowing again. We have had a good summer and most of the autumn, so if these rivers are a problem again in November, what is it going to be like again in January ?

[-Talbot-]

A Train Tunnel Between Wales And Ireland...


We have the people we have the resouces we have the time.

Why not?

[BlackadderV]

Anyone up for the demolition of the Severn Bridge and the re-fortification of Offa's Dyke?

Hwyl nawr.

[jomifl]

Actually welshyorkie, I have been to Holyhead many times as I used to work in North Wales. As Ferry ports go it compares well with Dover, Portsmouth and Le Havre all of which suffer from the prevalence of a lilting Welsh accent. It also now benefits from the abscence of Glenys Kinnoch.