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The UK is surrounded by water, and ships are a comparatively slow means of transportation.
by est31 3y ago
The UK is surrounded by water, and ships are a comparatively slow means of transportation.
- londons_explore 3y agoThere is a train to europe and can get you there in ~60 mins.
- tailspin2019 3y agoNitpick: you're already in Europe even before getting on that train. But we know what you mean... :)
- andyjohnson0 3y ago> There is a train to europe and can get you there in ~60 mins. ...from London. Most of the country, and a large majority of the population, isn't in London.
- throwaway167 3y agoAnd nor will those 60 minutes take you through all of Europe. You seem overly focused on London.
- andyjohnson0 3y ago> And nor will those 60 minutes take you through all of Europe. Because mainland Europe is larger than the uk? > You seem overly focused on London. Not really. I live a long way from London and haven't been there for many years. I do, however, know how things work in this country.
- ageitgey 3y agoThe Eurostar is great and I've taken it quite a few times. But realistically, it is way too expensive right now to seriously compete with flying for most people. It is typically 2x-3x as expensive as flying from Heathrow/Gatwick to CDG, for example. That really adds up if you are traveling with multiple people. We really need more services and more competition.
- tonyedgecombe 3y agoThere is a new operator offering a service, I think it starts in 2025.
- defrost 3y agoHigh bandwidth though. Speed is somewhat irrelevant here as what matters is how many ships per day they can process.
- ramesh31 3y ago>Speed is somewhat irrelevant here No, it's not, because people. I really don't see a future where anyone gives up civil aviation for the climate. More likely a combination of electrification, biofuel, and hydrogen will be the solution.
- closewith 3y agoIt's already happening with TEN-T on the continent. Even though slower, travel by train in generally city centre to city centre and much less hassle, so where feasible can supplant aviation.
- defrost 3y agoWhat does civil aviation have to do with the bulk transport of goods by massive container and bulk carrier ships? Ship journey time is irrevelant to volume | tonnage moved as the limiting factors are port capacity and water approach limitations. A ship journey is a long pipe, you can pop 6 ships a day in one end and have 6 ships a day arriving at the other end.
- closewith 3y agoKind of irrelevant to reducing aviation emissions, given that people only pay for air freight when speed is a priority.