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Freaky timing... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23672538

Of course, this is the *beast*... http://tec-tunnel.com/projects/hzmb/ Might make a good news article if one of these engineers had a look at Donaghadee-Portpatrick or Ballycastle-Kintyre. HS3 anyone? Connecting the four UK capital cities?? LOL, one can dream...

No, it wasn't that one - it's this one - which is 4 miles longer than the distance between Donaghadee and Portpatrick (although am certain the sea bed topology is very different). http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14069546

A big thank you to everyone who has replied, it is a fascinating area. As a thanks, here's a great pic of a tamper "stabled" (pardon the pun) at Limerick Junction and races taking place at Tipperary Racecourse...

As much as I would love it to happen (or a bridge, as far as I know there's a bridge longer than the distance between Portpatrick and Donaghadee in China), I certainly don't think it will ever be done on *economic* grounds. It would have to be political - direct rail links between London and...

LOLs, indeed. The 10-minute journey comments are an annoyance. Usually from people who wouldn't lift a finger to help. And we all have to start somewhere! I have a feeling that in Northern Ireland there's an attitude that "they" will do something about it. Yet never quite understanding who...

Hoping some of the members here can help me - I'm looking to try and identify as many racecourses across the UK and Ireland that have (or had) a railway link/station - either as part of the National Network or surviving as part of a heritage line. This is prompted by seeing the episode of...

Don't disagree about a bigger picture, but you would be faced with a LOT of negative publicity if you don't sort this out ;) Personally if it was me I would offer to build them new facilities at Culver Junction, and a good stretch of line to Newick, LOL ;)

Aye, but what compensation package would be offered to them?? ;) Merger with Bluebell? Relocation to Culver Junction south of the Bluebell?? Any suggestions coming? ;)

Anyone going to mention what would be the ramifications for the Lavender Line? ;)

Actually the deputy editor said in BBC interview that the cynicism was directed at the costs produced by the DRD? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22220002

By that irony 1/3 of the Union Jack was chosen to represent Ireland in the Union. We can play whataboutery till the cows come home, but you can't get away from the fact that the use of the tricolour north of the border differs dramatically from its use south. Likewise the use of the Union Flag...

I actually liked the old IE logo, though was less fond of the older IR logo, but it was at least using a railway type theme ;)

A few Brits. Way to oversimplify the Troubles in Northern Ireland.... :roll:

Wot, under the border?? ;) The only tunnelling I think that they could be referring to is the Dungannon tunnel, which still exists. Personally I think the £11m per mile is a pretty inflated figure and designed to put people off. However think of the cost of the A5 per mile and how it...

Can't help but think that a logo in the shape of the tricolour will be very popular on cross-border services. Imagine the reaction to an NIR logo in the shape of the Union Flag... ;)

Looks nice, shame IE and NIR couldn't have set aside two Mk3 sets for the Enterprise service instead of scrapping them!

Sure just ask Eurotrack Ireland to do all the regauging...! (bit of an in-joke there for those-in-the-know...) :wink:

They probably successfully argued that Sydenham would still fulfill that role, and it's possible Translink didn't really want it either, being so close to Sydenham. With the CAF's higher rate of acceleration compared to the Class 80s and 450s I believe this is no longer a factor and Translink...

Suppose you can't blame him, how was Major-General Pasley of the Royal Engineers in the 1840s to think that in early 21st Century there would only be a few rolling stock suppliers in Europe, and that regauging of stock would prove an issue? Though part of you does think if Westminster was...