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They would have thought of this before they built the Channel Tunnel, with LHD and RHD cars moving freely between the UK and France, no?
by housemusicfan 3y ago
They would have thought of this before they built the Channel Tunnel, with LHD and RHD cars moving freely between the UK and France, no?
- bpye 3y agoIt’s not a car tunnel, it’s a train tunnel. There are trains that carry cars but there were ferries before that. Yes you can drive a U.K. car in France and vice versa, but I doubt anyone wants that experience at home.
- dingaling 3y agoOne of the original proposals for the Tunnel link included a road tunnel. The problem of coordination was one of the factors that pushed selection towards a rail-only solution. Unlike cars, there is no distinct LHD/RHD split by nation for trains. French trains tend to run on the left on the up service[0] like British ones do, but Paris Métro runs on the right. [0] except in Alsace, where they mimic German trains on the right