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Title: World's longest and deepest rail tunnel to open in Switzerland
Post by: the void on June 01, 2016, 07:21:35
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36423250


Title: Re: World's longest and deepest rail tunnel to open in Switzerland
Post by: TonyK on June 01, 2016, 18:37:49
Impressive!


Title: Re: World's longest and deepest rail tunnel to open in Switzerland
Post by: chuffed on June 01, 2016, 18:41:27
Don't remember the orange army doing acrobatics and cavorting about in their undies at Dawlish. As I recall it was a bit parky that day !! :o
Or was it just another Berlusconi Bunga Bunga party ?


Title: Re: World's longest and deepest rail tunnel to open in Switzerland
Post by: TonyK on June 01, 2016, 18:56:50
And the breakthrough in the channel tunnel was celebrated with a couple of handshakes and exchange of slightly soiled flags!

Video from ITN here (https://youtu.be/Q5V-Hks0oDM).



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