User talk:Benet Allen

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My reply from the Channel Tunnel talk page:

The paragraph reads -
Second tunnel
As of 2005, the British and French governments are investigating the possibility of a second tunnel through the Channel. While no planning has progressed past its feasibility, it is possible that such a project might be a single (wider or taller) tube as tunnel boring technology has progressed significantly over the past two decades.
The governments are bound by the original Treaty to investigate the possibility; they will do nothing and no tunnel will be built. But the para is not inaccurate. If you can point me at the innaccuracy in the para, I'll correct it from primary source documents. ➨ ❝REDVERS❞ 20:17, 20 December 2005 (UTC)


Thanks for the reply. The governments are indeed bound by the original Treaty to investigate the possibility; that they will do nothing and no tunnel will be built is well known within the rail industry but you'd have trouble finding a source to cite making that official and thus useful for the purposes of an encyclopedia. ➨ ❝REDVERS❞ 19:11, 21 December 2005 (UTC)


Hello again! You seem to assume that I wrote the Channel Tunnel article, or at least the paragraph about the second tunnel. You are mistaken - whilst I know a lot about the subject (I'm a regular user of the tunnel) and have the article on my watchlist due to its habit of being vandalised by the BNP, I've not written any part of it - just reverted vandalism.
I agree that the paragraph in question could be seen as misleading; but there is no other way of putting it without using weasel words like "many analysts believe...". I've done a thorough search of Google and can find nothing offical to cite that will confirm what everybody in the industry knows in their bones: the second tunnel will not happen.
Because the Treaty requires Eurotunnel plc to provide plans for a second tunnel and also requires the two governments to consider those plans and find someone else to produce those plans if the Eurotunnel plans are unacceptable, neither government is going to admit that the second tunnel won't happen - it's diplomatically difficult to be the first government to admit it as the other will, invariably, point the finger and blame the government that cancels it, whilst being relieved that it was cancelled.
If you're really unhappy with the paragraph, then I suggest that you be bold! and change it. But I guarentee that you won't find a source to cite and you will have to resort to weasel words. But good luck in trying! ➨ ❝REDVERS❞ 15:34, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

Could you take a look at this section [1]. I wrote it but my source was one RN cadet training manual and one website, here [2] (to jog my memory). Your edits/suggestions are welcomed for obvious reasons.--ChrisJMoor 02:48, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Railway Signalling

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