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Another long tunnel | 45 comments (45 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Reading this kind of news is quite comforting; these are wonderful engineering undertakings towards the right direction.

But I can't help asking myself when we will ever be able to make such things again, once Cheap Oil is over.

P.S.: HSR to Lisbon only by 2013. The Far West is really far...

Vencit omnia veritas.

by Luis de Sousa (luis[dot]a[dot]de[dot]sousa[at]gmail[dot]com) on Tue Jun 19th, 2007 at 01:57:54 PM EST

Re: Another long tunnel (none / 0)

By the way, can you tell me what the current plan is: the insane version of a 'partial' high-speed line that ends dozens of kilometres before Lisbon, or one with full connection into Lisbon and Porto? I saw both versions reported.

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Tue Jun 19th, 2007 at 02:07:33 PM EST
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Re: Another long tunnel (4.00 / 2)

The calendar set in 2003 was this:

2009: Oporto - Vigo (max speed 250 Km/h)
2010 : Lisbon - Madrid (max speed 350 Km/h)
2013 : Lisbon - Oporto (max speed 350 Km/h)
2015 : Aveiro - Salamanca (max speed 250 Km/h)
2018 : Faro - Huelva (max speed 250 Km/h)

Right now the prospects are good and Portugal will default on all dates. The Spaniards will comply on all.

The latest media reports say Lisbon - Oporto in 2012 and Lisbon - Madrid in 2013. The other connections have no conclusion date for the moment.

It'll be sheer luck if we manage to complete any of that after Oil goes over, say 90$/b.

Vencit omnia veritas.

by Luis de Sousa (luis[dot]a[dot]de[dot]sousa[at]gmail[dot]com) on Tue Jun 19th, 2007 at 03:05:34 PM EST
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