http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Palm trees and romantic lighting en Tue, 19 May 2026 08:46:40 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16755#post-227839 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 11:39:39 +0000 chdot 227839@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"we don't live in the Alps"</p> <p>"</p> <p>It was reported on 5 November 2013 that the two Victorian tunnels would be sealed following a decision made by Government not to purchase the two tunnels from National Grid. Transport Minister Stephen Hammond said that building a new tunnel would be a better option should the route ever be used again for trains.</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodhead_Tunnel" rel="nofollow">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodhead_Tunnel</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16755#post-227837 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 11:34:44 +0000 acsimpson 227837@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<em>Trees to keep drivers calm? Doesn't work on any roads at the moment...</em>"</p> <p>Indeed, but then these are palm trees so the drivers will be able to daydream about lying on the beach while they drive into the vehicle in front.</p> <p>Putting several long steel rods through the tunnel and insisting the vehicles run on the rods would have the dual benefit of reducing pollution while increasing safety. You could call the rods rails and the vehicles trains, but then we don't live in the Alps. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16755#post-227823 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 10:16:41 +0000 Stickman 227823@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Trees to keep drivers calm? Doesn't work on any roads at the moment... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16755#post-227821 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 10:10:50 +0000 biketrain 227821@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Something for the innocent tunnel? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16755#post-227808 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 09:32:07 +0000 neddie 227808@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Just wait until the first "single vehicle accident" wraps itself round one of the trees...</p> <p>"We must remove all these dangerous, evil trees at £x million cost" </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16755#post-227803 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 08:15:26 +0000 chdot 227803@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>John Hayes, the transport minister, said: “I want people in the north of England to benefit from quicker, more reliable journeys.</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodhead_Tunnel" rel="nofollow">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodhead_Tunnel</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16755#post-227800 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 07:40:07 +0000 I were right about that saddle 227800@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>For citizens of the Northern Automotive Powerhouse;</p> <p><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/18/britains-longest-underground-road-tunnel-could-feature-palm-tree/" rel="nofollow">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/18/britains-longest-underground-road-tunnel-could-feature-palm-tree/</a></p> <p>Puts your cycle infrastructure into perspective, don't it? </p>