HS2: The UK's Insane $130 BILLION Money Pit

Explore the shocking story of HS2, Britain's ambitious high-speed rail project gone wrong. Initially projected at £40 billion but now nearing £100 billion, this video dives into the expensive mistakes, political interference, and inflated costs that led to the project's downfall. Discover the reasons behind the UK's struggle to build cost-effective infrastructure and why HS2 became a symbol of this issue. Join us on a journey through the highs and lows of this infrastructure nightmare, and find out what lessons can be learned from this expensive ordeal. Don't miss this eye-opening analysis of Britain's infrastructure challenges!

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Readers' big infrastructure projects

Blue-sky thinking.

The Hebredies --- Faeros --- Iceland --- Greenland --- Labrador railway link seems ... interesting.

Built as a linked chain of floating submerged tunnels might be viable. Total transit time is given as 15 hours.

With 10 minute headways, 90 trains could be transiting in one direction at any time.

At 1,000 passengers each (about 25 railcars per train), capacity could reach 90,000 passengers/day, again, one-way. 2008 UK-US air traval was 18.1 million passenbers, or about 50,000/day.

Depending on routing, speed, and stops, total transit time might vary, though I see roughly 10 ---15 hours as being likely, say between Edinburgh, Scotland, and St. Johns, Newfoundland and Labrador. That's slower than commercial flight (about 6 hours), but should be with more room and comfort, if with a less impressive view.

There might be certain challenges in achieving this. As welll as unforseen consequences.

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