Good luck finding that phrase anywhere in the Rule Book.
I use extreme caution to emphasis that I want the driver to travel at no more than walking pace, general caution id suggest is circa 15-20mph although you know there is no speed attached to caution.
As a driver not sure I'd fancy going into a long underwater tunnel at extreme caution only!
One day I suspect there be an economic case for redoing the tunnel with a brand new bore. There may already be one...
Unless you can see an immediate risk or come across one, you’ve not much choice in the matter. It would of been examined by minds much more enlighten than ours, so we carry out their instructions.
As for a new tunnel bore, no chance. The opportunity was lost when the second bridge was built, I understand there was a concept of a road up top, with rail underneath bridge.
Or strengthen the case for a Lydney - Sharpness road and rail bridge, particularly given the lack of the resilience of the M48 Severn Bridge too?
Again no chance, you’d need to build a whole new alignment both sides of the river and north and south cords on the Berkeley side to be of any use at all.
Would be jolly useful. But who’s going to pay for it? They couldn’t keep the one they had 60 years ago, they’re certainly not going to pay for a new one.
Would be jolly useful. But who’s going to pay for it? They couldn’t keep the one they had 60 years ago, they’re certainly not going to pay for a new one.
The original one was restricted to 15mph and a very limited axle loading, not to mention the slow speed approaches from Lydney and Berkeley, oh and the single track crossing.
The original bridge wasn’t particularly useful even back in the day, once Severn tunnel opened the bridge was on borrowed time even before “that faithful night”
