High Speed Rail Group (HSRG) has proposed tunnelling under the Irish Sea between Stranraer and Larne in its submission to a review led by Sir Peter Hendy, who is expected to publish his interim report within weeks.
"The trains could be pulled by an inexhaustible herd of unicorns overseen by stern, officious dodos"
Irish Sea rail tunnel plan derided as Doctor Dolittle fantasy by senior Tories.
Senior Tory Simon Hoare suggests ‘putting the hallucinogenics down’ and making the protocol work
Proposed NI-Scotland tunnel fails to impress NI Infrastructure Minister.
"Boris Johnson has had many new plans mooted for Northern Ireland, be it the Boris Bridge or Boris’ Burrow but it would be better for Boris to be focusing his efforts less on Tory glamour projects and more on fixing the multiple problems in front of him"
UK rail industry leaders propose building tunnel under the Irish Sea to aid Brexit trade
says ITV:
Undersea tunnel linking Dumfries & Galloway and Northern Ireland could be approved next month, according to reports
Proposals for a 25-mile tunnel spanning the Irish Sea have been supported by parts of the rail industry.
A proposed undersea tunnel between Scotland and Northern Ireland, named ‘Boris’s Burrow’ after could be approved within weeks, it has been…
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Rail bosses plan to build Northern Ireland to Scotland tunnel
www.theguardian.comIrish Sea project is part of plan to improve transport links between four UK nations