hampden_loon2878 Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 I seen on the news earliers on that following boris’s insane idea to bridge the chanel between France and England, that folk are now speculating whether a bridge between ireland and scotland would be possible or feasible. I have to say the idea of that is very appealing but would it be worth the 15bn estimated to build it? Iam not so sure, i dare say it would be great for business, tourism ect. It will never happen although the idea is very appealing . There was talk of tunnelling from caithness to orkney back in 2005 but that never got off the ground, it would be great for the islands and their economy had that gone ahead, i am not sure if it had ever been discussed for western isle’s but it would be great if the far flung islands were connected to the main land however much a pipe dream. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-42772343 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Waste of money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antidote Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 28 minutes ago, hampden_loon2878 said: I seen on the news earliers on that following boris’s insane idea to bridge the chanel between France and England, that folk are now speculating whether a bridge between ireland and scotland would be possible or feasible. I have to say the idea of that is very appealing but would it be worth the 15bn estimated to build it? Iam not so sure, i dare say it would be great for business, tourism ect. It will never happen although the idea is very appealing . There was talk of tunnelling from caithness to orkney back in 2005 but that never got off the ground, it would be great for the islands and their economy had that gone ahead, i am not sure if it had ever been discussed for western isle’s but it would be great if the far flung islands were connected to the main land however much a pipe dream. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-42772343 I'd rather see a tunnel, or a causeway/bridge, from Caithness to the Orkney isles. Don't you think we have enough Pikeys and bigots already... Okay I know it's not PC to say Pikeys. On a more serious note, it's pie in the sky stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scunnered Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 1 hour ago, antidote said: I'd rather see a tunnel, or a causeway/bridge, from Caithness to the Orkney isles. 1 That would be lovely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 I don't know how much engineering consideration has been given to it, the water in the North Channel is about 1000 ft deep, plus the trench that is Beaufort's Dyke is dumped full of unexploded ordnance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim Jim Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 BBC tag for their article is "Brexit". Why post-brexit, , if this is a good idea / feasible anyway? Just white noise I reckon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumnio Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 No thanks, we should be putting as much distance between ourselves and NI. It would be a massive waste of money anyway, much better spending it on internal infrastructure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newryrep Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 4 hours ago, hampden_loon2878 said: I seen on the news earliers on that following boris’s insane idea to bridge the chanel between France and England, that folk are now speculating whether a bridge between ireland and scotland would be possible or feasible. I have to say the idea of that is very appealing but would it be worth the 15bn estimated to build it? Iam not so sure, i dare say it would be great for business, tourism ect. It will never happen although the idea is very appealing . There was talk of tunnelling from caithness to orkney back in 2005 but that never got off the ground, it would be great for the islands and their economy had that gone ahead, i am not sure if it had ever been discussed for western isle’s but it would be great if the far flung islands were connected to the main land however much a pipe dream. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-42772343 would you like to buy some magic beans ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Time to reconstitute Dalriada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AwayInAManger Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 3 hours ago, kumnio said: No thanks, we should be putting as much distance between ourselves and NI. Bridges go both ways, so you'll get no arguments from the NI side! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hampden_loon2878 Posted January 23, 2018 Author Share Posted January 23, 2018 9 hours ago, Newryrep said: would you like to buy some magic beans ? Yes very much pie in the sky, however i am a great believer in never ruling anything out because it is over ambitious, we need to have confidence when approaching projects of such magnitude, granted this would be to big a stretch with not enough reward, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 It's not just about Scotland and NI but connecting Republic of Ireland to other EU member states (if necessary, through non EU countries)... a political project as well as an economic one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alibi Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 I can't see this bridge being of great economic benefit to Scotland, although it would be of great value to Ireland. In fact it might lead to investment in Scotland (which would pour in if we became independent and the rUK was outside the EU) diverting to Ireland. In any case I doubt such a bridge is realistically feasible on cost grounds and engineering grounds. Ditto the bridge across La Manche - 20 miles across one of the most congested sea lanes in the world? Never going to happen, especially after Brexit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jailender Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Two ridiculous suggestions, neither of which will ever happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 The Chinese have managed to built bridges of considerable length, not sure how many of them are across open water or they had the same engineering challenges as over here though. Sounds like a waste of money. Why the feck is a bridge seen as something that is needed atm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 53 minutes ago, phart said: The Chinese have managed to built bridges of considerable length, not sure how many of them are across open water or they had the same engineering challenges as over here though. Quite something, although it is a combination bridge / tunnel. Presumably to allow large ships to cross over it... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong–Zhuhai–Macau_Bridge http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/peoplesdaily/article-4997026/Incredible-footage-shows-world-s-longest-sea-bridge.html (Flat Earth nutters seem to have infiltrated the comments too) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDange Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Can't see this making much sense. The surrounding infrastructure on both sides would have to be upgraded as part of this and would there really be enough traffic to justify something. I'm sure the money could be much better put to use. And of course, Westminster would likely interfere as there would be no direct benefit to London. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 48 minutes ago, McDange said: Can't see this making much sense. The surrounding infrastructure on both sides would have to be upgraded as part of this and would there really be enough traffic to justify something. I'm sure the money could be much better put to use. And of course, Westminster would likely interfere as there would be no direct benefit to London. You'd certainty need a near motorway standard road from Gretna to the sea, or from Ayr (or both). The Irish side is fine though. As for traffic numbers, for lorries alone there are around 1000 crossings a day at present. Presumably a direct road crossing would encourage more traffic north that currently goes over the Irish sea from England and Wales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newryrep Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 12 hours ago, hampden_loon2878 said: Yes very much pie in the sky, however i am a great believer in never ruling anything out because it is over ambitious, we need to have confidence when approaching projects of such magnitude, granted this would be to big a stretch with not enough reward, a pie of Desparate Dan proportions in a Montana sky, the fact that it was on the front of the News Letter is laughable , it might as well of been the Daily Sport Still it make the unionists think people on 'the mainland' give a toss about them so no harm done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haggis_trap Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 (edited) Practically this makes sense and interesting idea. Similiar bridges have been built between Sweden and Denmark. Post Brexit we might even end up with Scot-NI-Eire being economically aligned and in the EU Realistically Westminster would never spend such sums connecting "the northern part of UK" unless there was benefit for them. HS2 stopping at Leeds proved that.... Edited January 25, 2018 by Haggis_trap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newryrep Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 28 minutes ago, Haggis_trap said: Practically this makes sense and interesting idea. Similiar bridges have been built between Sweden and Denmark. Post Brexit we might even end up with Scot-NI-Eire being economically aligned and in the EU Realistically Westminster would never spend such sums connecting "the northern part of UK" unless there was benefit for them. HS2 stopping at Leeds proved that.... both sovereign independent countries not a region of the UK and La La land Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoonTheSlope Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 I'd rather they put that type of money into lowering or freezing rail prices for a number of years and adding more carriages on peak routes at peak times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormond Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 14 minutes ago, DoonTheSlope said: I'd rather they put that type of money into lowering or freezing rail prices for a number of years and adding more carriages on peak routes at peak times As Haggis has said above. London does not give a shit about us. Their plan to continually cut and cut and cut again to grind our country down to dust is what Scotland voted for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 1 hour ago, Haggis_trap said: Practically this makes sense and interesting idea. Similiar bridges have been built between Sweden and Denmark. Post Brexit we might even end up with Scot-NI-Eire being economically aligned and in the EU Realistically Westminster would never spend such sums connecting "the northern part of UK" unless there was benefit for them. HS2 stopping at Leeds proved that.... It's not just us missing out... https://www.localgov.co.uk/Transport-spending-disproportionately-benefits-London-research-reveals-/44600 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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