Monday, January 01, 2024

Eurostar Channel services restarting as flooding is cleared

 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/dec/31/eurostar-channel-services-restarting-on-sunday-as-flooding-is-cleared

The Channel_Tunnel really should have been designed to ultimately have 3 or 4 train tubes. Then each tube could be closed down for maintenance and repairs.

https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2023-12-30/eurostar-and-southeastern-travel-chaos-after-major-flooding-in-thames-tunnel

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_Tunnel#Construction Being such a major conduit, there should have been some future capacity included into its design.

https://www.voanews.com/a/eurostar-services-resume-as-cause-of-flooded-tunnel-probed-/7419121.html

https://www.ft.com/content/32a1896a-fc38-4a73-8007-1cf59f9e8e09 Two train tracks is the bare minimum, but 3 or 4 tracks would have been so much better. 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/video/2023/dec/30/extreme-flooding-in-tunnel-used-by-eurostar-halts-trains-video

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_Tunnel#Illegal_immigration High level security should always be implemented for such crucial infrastructure.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_Tunnel#Rolling_stock