FabSwingers.com forum: The new Boris Bridge

By *oo hot OP Couple
over a year ago

North West

Work is underway scoping out the cost and logistics of building a bridge between N Ireland and Scotland.

By the time it is built (if it ever gets past the questionable geological analysis) there is a reasonable possibility that the British tax payers will have paid for a bridge between an Independent Scotland and a unified Ireland.

The guy is potted in the head.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Work is underway scoping out the cost and logistics of building a bridge between N Ireland and Scotland.

The guy is potted in the head."

Another Brexit Bonus

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By *ony 2016Man
over a year ago

Huddersfield /derby cinemas

The Humber Bridge between Lincolnshire and Yorkshire closed complely yesterday because of the weather and today is closed to high-sided vehicles today ,,,does anyone know if it ever gets breezy between Scotland and Ireland ?

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By *entralscotscpl7Couple
over a year ago

Falkirk

It's alright if it doesn't go ahead Nicola has previous experience with ferry building contracts.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Brexshiters should pay for this bridge.

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By *wisted999Man
over a year ago

North Bucks

Good idea in principal if we were all united. But not if we are going to fall apart.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Work is underway scoping out the cost and logistics of building a bridge between N Ireland and Scotland.

The guy is potted in the head."

Never happen, go back to sleep.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Compensating for something!?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Surely a tunnel would be a better idea

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Big dreams big ideas bigger promises. But just think of the bonuses. Jobs and prospects and engineers delight x

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By *ercuryMan
over a year ago

Grantham

"Brexshiters should pay for this bridge."

Why? Does it just benefit them?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Supposedly £20 billion, probably going to be £60 billion at least

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Supposedly £20 billion, probably going to be £60 billion at least

Peanuts compared to the ruin caused by brexit so really, who gives a fuck.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

They will get investors x

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By *mmabluTV/TS
over a year ago

upton wirral

"Work is underway scoping out the cost and logistics of building a bridge between N Ireland and Scotland.

The guy is potted in the head."
What a stupid idea,you are right of course it sounds more like a Corbyn idea worrying

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Work is underway scoping out the cost and logistics of building a bridge between N Ireland and Scotland.

The guy is potted in the head.What a stupid idea,you are right of course it sounds more like a Corbyn idea worrying"

The difference is Corbyn wanted to keep us down Boris wants to invest and build us up with radical ideas

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By *ercuryMan
over a year ago

Grantham

I'm sure Sweden and Denmark had the same worries. Maybe Hong Kong and Macau did as well. At the moment, its just an idea that's being floated, a feasibility and costings study.

At the narrowest point, it's 12 miles but the talked about route is 21 miles. Engineering wise, it's doable. Politically, maybe not.

One problem however, is the amount of dumped WW2 ordanance in the area.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Supposedly £20 billion, probably going to be £60 billion at least

Peanuts compared to the ruin caused by brexit so really, who gives a fuck. "

Ha, possibly true

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm sure Sweden and Denmark had the same worries. Maybe Hong Kong and Macau did as well. At the moment, its just an idea that's being floated, a feasibility and costings study.

At the narrowest point, it's 12 miles but the talked about route is 21 miles. Engineering wise, it's doable. Politically, maybe not.

One problem however, is the amount of dumped WW2 ordanance in the area. "

Would a tunnel work x

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By *ony 2016Man
over a year ago

Huddersfield /derby cinemas

"Work is underway scoping out the cost and logistics of building a bridge between N Ireland and Scotland.

The guy is potted in the head.What a stupid idea,you are right of course it sounds more like a Corbyn idea worrying

The difference is Corbyn wanted to keep us down Boris wants to invest and build us up with radical ideas "
. Didn't see this in the Labour manifesto , so why blame Corbyn for such an idiotic idea ? , this is well and truly owned by Johnson and the Conservative and Unionist party ,,although I didn't spot it in the Tory manifesto either,,

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Work is underway scoping out the cost and logistics of building a bridge between N Ireland and Scotland.

The guy is potted in the head.What a stupid idea,you are right of course it sounds more like a Corbyn idea worrying

The difference is Corbyn wanted to keep us down Boris wants to invest and build us up with radical ideas "

Radical ideas ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Big dreams big ideas bigger promises. But just think of the bonuses. Jobs and prospects and engineers delight x"

Why don’t they spend the money on hospitals, schools , police etc etc ? How many people are young to benefit from a bridge?

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By *an For YouMan
over a year ago

belfast/holywood

It’s nothing new . Mooted in the 1890s, plans surface every 20 years or so. It’s only money holding it back. It will probably go ahead when the massive Brexit bonus starts flowing

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"It’s nothing new . Mooted in the 1890s, plans surface every 20 years or so. It’s only money holding it back. It will probably go ahead when the massive Brexit bonus starts flowing "

Good one,

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"It’s nothing new . Mooted in the 1890s, plans surface every 20 years or so. It’s only money holding it back. It will probably go ahead when the massive Brexit bonus starts flowing "

I suppose Boris could do with having something lavish to spend the bonus on

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By *ony 2016Man
over a year ago

Huddersfield /derby cinemas

"It’s nothing new . Mooted in the 1890s, plans surface every 20 years or so. It’s only money holding it back. It will probably go ahead when the massive Brexit bonus starts flowing

I suppose Boris could do with having something lavish to spend the bonus on

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. Maybe we could make it a garden bridge

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"It’s nothing new . Mooted in the 1890s, plans surface every 20 years or so. It’s only money holding it back. It will probably go ahead when the massive Brexit bonus starts flowing

I suppose Boris could do with having something lavish to spend the bonus on

. Maybe we could make it a garden bridge "

Good idea, the one in London was a great success

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

£Tens of millions were wasted on the London garden bridge, without a brick etc ever put in to place. If you have friends who could contribute who would like some cash, make friends with Johnson ASAP.

The UK is awash with too much money, without anything that's needing improvements. Why not let Johnson spaff some of your money up the wall, as he really likes to do! Don't be mean. Next, they'll extend the M4 over to Ireland, after draining the sea and creating a huge car park opportunity too.

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

"I'm sure Sweden and Denmark had the same worries. Maybe Hong Kong and Macau did as well. At the moment, its just an idea that's being floated, a feasibility and costings study.

At the narrowest point, it's 12 miles but the talked about route is 21 miles. Engineering wise, it's doable. Politically, maybe not.

One problem however, is the amount of dumped WW2 ordanance in the area.

Would a tunnel work x"

it wouldn't be one tunnel... in effect you would probably need to build 6 tunnels as part of the project (2 for cars, 2 for trains and 1 escape tunnel for each)

it would be a huge project but as _ercury said there is a huge dumped ww2 bomb problem in the area they would need to build....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Just sell lots of rubber dinghies on the beeches, works okish darn sarf

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By *ony 2016Man
over a year ago

Huddersfield /derby cinemas

Why not take HS2 up to Birmingham, onto Leeds along the Settle / Carlisle scenic route into Scotland onwards along and over the Scottish/Irish bridge onto Belfast down to Dublin , turn left to the coast , build another bridge take the line into Wales build a new line along the M4 corridor back to London ,, the HS2 British circular

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

All for a tenner

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By *leasure domMan
over a year ago

Edinburgh

Britain's Trump, Boris the buffoon, has form in wasting millions of pounds of taxpayers' money in ill-conceived projects and purchases, such as bendy buses, riot control vehicles, Routemaster buses and the garden bridge.

He really ought to stay clear of transport decisions and do the country a massive favour by searching out a suitable ditch.

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By *ercuryMan
over a year ago

Grantham

"Britain's Trump, Boris the buffoon, has form in wasting millions of pounds of taxpayers' money in ill-conceived projects and purchases, such as bendy buses, riot control vehicles, Routemaster buses and the garden bridge.

He really ought to stay clear of transport decisions and do the country a massive favour by searching out a suitable ditch. "

Articulated buses were down to Ken Livingston.

The new design Routemaster is a modern bus, well suited to London., and is certainly not a failure.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Next thing they will put a 30 mile long tunnel under the channel, crazy idea

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The point is don't we need good infrastructure for good business just putting logic out there x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The point is don't we need good infrastructure for good business just putting logic out there x"

Yes we do, how much trade is there between Scotland and NI?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

He really ought to stay clear of transport decisions and do the country a massive favour by searching out a suitable ditch.

Articulated buses were down to Ken Livingston.

The new design Routemaster is a modern bus, well suited to London., and is certainly not a failure. "

Yes they were.

Far to expensive to build & the company that made then went tits up

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By *an For YouMan
over a year ago

belfast/holywood

The company that made them have 6 months of orders within the first month of 2020.

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By *ony 2016Man
over a year ago

Huddersfield /derby cinemas

"The company that made them have 6 months of orders within the first month of 2020. "
. That is good news , I thought it was Wrightbus and thought they had gone into administration, good news if the company has been saved , and hopefully with today's announcement of investment into buses they will get more work ( sorry if I am mistaken and am talking about another bus building company)

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By *ercuryMan
over a year ago

Grantham

He really ought to stay clear of transport decisions and do the country a massive favour by searching out a suitable ditch.

Articulated buses were down to Ken Livingston.

The new design Routemaster is a modern bus, well suited to London., and is certainly not a failure.

Yes they were.

Far to expensive to build & the company that made then went tits up"

That doesn't make them a failure! Once they got the heat problems sorted out, they perform well in their environment.

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By *ercuryMan
over a year ago

Grantham

"The company that made them have 6 months of orders within the first month of 2020. . That is good news , I thought it was Wrightbus and thought they had gone into administration, good news if the company has been saved , and hopefully with today's announcement of investment into buses they will get more work ( sorry if I am mistaken and am talking about another bus building company) "

Wrightbus is now part of the Bamford (jcb) empire.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

He wrote that to the person above bangbangfun! No idea why you answered it as if you were then?

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By *ony 2016Man
over a year ago

Huddersfield /derby cinemas

Wrightbus is now part of the Bamford (jcb) empire. "
. So it has been saved then , good , and if correct even better news with today's announcement that public money is to go towards new buses , this should in turn benefit the brexit supporting Tory donating JCB empire

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By *ercuryMan
over a year ago

Grantham

Wrightbus is now part of the Bamford (jcb) empire. . So it has been saved then , good , and if correct even better news with today's announcement that public money is to go towards new buses , this should in turn benefit the brexit supporting Tory donating JCB empire "

There are no nationalised bus builders in this country.

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By *ethnmelvCouple
over a year ago

Cardiff

"I'm sure Sweden and Denmark had the same worries. Maybe Hong Kong and Macau did as well. At the moment, its just an idea that's being floated, a feasibility and costings study.

At the narrowest point, it's 12 miles but the talked about route is 21 miles. Engineering wise, it's doable. Politically, maybe not.

One problem however, is the amount of dumped WW2 ordanance in the area.

Would a tunnel work x"

Way better idea tunnelling under 1million tuns of WW2 explosives!

Instead of wasting the money, why not invest in Social Care and the NHS? Oh yes, I forgot this is from the Tory’s...

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By *ony 2016Man
over a year ago

Huddersfield /derby cinemas

There are no nationalised bus builders in this country. "
. A sad fact that doesn't surprise me in the slightest

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

He really ought to stay clear of transport decisions and do the country a massive favour by searching out a suitable ditch.

Articulated buses were down to Ken Livingston.

The new design Routemaster is a modern bus, well suited to London., and is certainly not a failure.

Yes they were.

Far to expensive to build & the company that made then went tits up

That doesn't make them a failure! Once they got the heat problems sorted out, they perform well in their environment. "

Still doesn't make them a success. They cost almost twice as much as a standard double decker and had a lower capacity. Fare evasion was higher than others, so the open platform was stopped - its key USP. They would have failed emissions requirements for central London, adding to the huge pollution levels there. Refit costs add too, if openable windows etc required. Another vanity project wasting public money.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The company that made them have 6 months of orders within the first month of 2020. "

No the company that started making them was wrightbus

(Wrightgroup)

Who agreed a deal with jo bamford.

More loss of land for the comoany as part of the deal though.

The new owner Bamford may well have 6 months of work lined up up for there new acquisition.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I dont know why they want a bridge when the provies left a perfectly good tunnel behind after the troubles .

Or is it only a certain denomination that know about that ?

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