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London - Dying like a Dinosaur | 65 comments (65 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: London - Dying like a Dinosaur (none / 1)

How long is the ferry connection to Aberstywyth, with a fast catamaran?

We have met the enemy, and it is us — Pogo

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Nov 1st, 2007 at 07:54:54 AM EST
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Re: London - Dying like a Dinosaur (none / 1)

Dublin - Holyhead is 100 minutes, apparently.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Thu Nov 1st, 2007 at 08:08:06 AM EST
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Re: London - Dying like a Dinosaur (none / 1)

Well Aberystwyth has a very tidal yacht harbour, but nothing that would take a ferry. (the 63 minute journey does make me salivate though) probably the best place to run a high speedline to for Ireland would be Fishguard, you then wouldn't have the problem of getting onto Anglesey to reach Hollyhead when building the line.

Life should consist in at least fifty percent pure waste of time, and the rest doing what you please.

by ceebs (bunchofwankers (at) gmail (dot) com) on Thu Nov 1st, 2007 at 09:00:10 AM EST
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Re: London - Dying like a Dinosaur (none / 1)

But Fishguard would require Colman to go to Wexford by train!

We have met the enemy, and it is us — Pogo

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Nov 1st, 2007 at 09:09:34 AM EST
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Re: London - Dying like a Dinosaur (none / 1)

so we have to build some high speed line in Ireland too? Or is Colman banned from Wexford?

Life should consist in at least fifty percent pure waste of time, and the rest doing what you please.

by ceebs (bunchofwankers (at) gmail (dot) com) on Thu Nov 1st, 2007 at 09:25:52 AM EST
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Re: London - Dying like a Dinosaur (4.00 / 2)

Anglesey is not a problem! You could have a high-speed rail station at Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.

We have met the enemy, and it is us — Pogo

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Nov 1st, 2007 at 10:46:24 AM EST
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Re: London - Dying like a Dinosaur (4.00 / 3)

Well apart from how to get a bridge across the Menai straights, avoiding all the chunks of heritage on either side, if you're putting an entirely new line in.

you'd have to not stop at llanfair.p.g. though, just drive straight past at speed so that the passengers thought,"did that sign really say what I thought it did"?

Life should consist in at least fifty percent pure waste of time, and the rest doing what you please.

by ceebs (bunchofwankers (at) gmail (dot) com) on Thu Nov 1st, 2007 at 10:56:06 AM EST
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