2112 Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 This little belter is front page headliner - http://www.iomtoday.co.im/article.cfm?id=52991&headline=In this week's Examiner: Just how feasible is it to build a tunnel from England to Ireland via the Isle of Man?§ionIs=NEWS&searchyear=202 I knew the news situation was bad after christmas, and the newspaper scrapes the bottom of the barrel, but by my reckoning, this must be an early April’s Fools joke? Still an even bigger joke would be the Department of Infrastructure doing the work - rofl. A job like that would bankrupt the Treasury, and I don’t think a loan from Barclays Bank will do the trick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojomonkey Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Definately an April's fools come early. If you factor in inflation the Channel Tunnel cost around £12 billion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Down Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 2 hours ago, 2112 said: This little belter is front page headliner - http://www.iomtoday.co.im/article.cfm?id=52991&headline=In this week's Examiner: Just how feasible is it to build a tunnel from England to Ireland via the Isle of Man?§ionIs=NEWS&searchyear=202 I knew the news situation was bad after christmas, and the newspaper scrapes the bottom of the barrel, but by my reckoning, this must be an early April’s Fools joke? Still an even bigger joke would be the Department of Infrastructure doing the work - rofl. A job like that would bankrupt the Treasury, and I don’t think a loan from Barclays Bank will do the trick. DoI manage to flood roads after they have completed the work, imagine the fun they would have with an undersea tunnel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piebaps Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 We could definitely open a felt museum if we had a tunnel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Down Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Just now, piebaps said: We could definitely open a felt museum if we had a tunnel. would it incorporate the monorail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 I can see the English building the tunnel to the Island. The Irish building the tunnel to there. Then road between the two being closed for a motorcycle race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langweilig Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 There's been a lot of talk, particularly before the General Election of the possibility of constructing a bridge between Northern Ireland and Scotland. It's met with a lot of criticism not just because of the expense involved but the difficulties in building on top of the Beaufort Dyke and with it all the munitions packed shipwrecks that lie there. Over the past couple of weeks, attitudes have changed from a bridge to the construction of a tunnel. But the Isle of Man isn't expected to be a part of that, if it ever got underground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b4mbi Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 I'm concerned a tunnel may disrupt HM Sole's £1bn plans for the planetary E.G.G. ('Ecologial Geophysical Galleon') Unfortunately the go-fund me page is now deactivated, so I couldn't check if he got the additional £999,999,900 he needed. I didn't see a planning application, so I assume he didn't. Just think though, we could have 15 E.G.G.'s for the price of a tunnel. Or with that sort of money, a mobile felt museum incorporated INTO the monorail. Would get my vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Power Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 This could run for a long time.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 It’s silly season. They’re at it in Jersey and Guernsey as well. https://jerseyeveningpost.com/news/2019/07/17/jersey-guernsey-france-tunnel-proposed/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevster Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 There would be a problem with trains going straight through from the island of Ireland to the UK as they operate on a larger gauge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 4 minutes ago, kevster said: There would be a problem with trains going straight through from the island of Ireland to the UK as they operate on a larger gauge I'm sure we could put Ian Longworth on the job to come up with a solution.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 11 minutes ago, John Wright said: It’s silly season. They’re at it in Jersey and Guernsey as well. https://jerseyeveningpost.com/news/2019/07/17/jersey-guernsey-france-tunnel-proposed/ "an artificial island would also be built between Sark and Jersey which could house a combined Channel Island’s airport, hospital, prison and university." That's a disaster movie in the making. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxy Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 33 minutes ago, kevster said: There would be a problem with trains going straight through from the island of Ireland to the UK as they operate on a larger gauge Hey! We might have a use for that diesel locomotive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manx Bean Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 5 hours ago, 2112 said: This little belter is front page headliner - http://www.iomtoday.co.im/article.cfm?id=52991&headline=In this week's Examiner: Just how feasible is it to build a tunnel from England to Ireland via the Isle of Man?§ionIs=NEWS&searchyear=202 I knew the news situation was bad after christmas, and the newspaper scrapes the bottom of the barrel, but by my reckoning, this must be an early April’s Fools joke? Still an even bigger joke would be the Department of Infrastructure doing the work - rofl. A job like that would bankrupt the Treasury, and I don’t think a loan from Barclays Bank will do the trick. Put Ian Longworth in charge. Obvious choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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