• Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz
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    Margaret Thatcher really wanted the Chunnel to be trucks only. It was impractical enough even they relented and accepted a train carrying cars. For why, look up pictures of the Chunnel Fire.

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      Yeah… how exactly do you ventilate 40km of tunnel under the ocean?

      The pump to drive air through 25km of duct would be an impressive piece of engineering all by itself.

      The duct would be a real piece of work. The pressure in the middle of that pipe would be kind of nuts.