Letter: Rail tunnel from Northern Ireland to Great Britain would transform Belfast into an industrial megaplex
A letter from John Barstow:
The rail tunnel from Great Britain to Belfast needs to happen – here and now. There are so many economic spin-offs.
For example, Belfast port would be directly connected by rail to both the UK and EU mainlands – and thus potential for competition with Hamburg in trans-continental terms.
Also, goods of the Irish Republic could be trucked to Belfast for fast transit to the UK and EU mainlands.
The way to do the North Channel tunnel is via the submerged floating tube bridge as per the Norway case. It is coming on leaps and bounds - and in real time.
Belfast would become an industrial megaplex. A powerful hub in the United Kingdom, island of Ireland - and of Europe.
John Barstow, Fittleworth, West Sussex