Talk:Lötschberg Base Tunnel

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Maybe news have not reached some remote areas on the east coast but construction of the tunnel has been completed, only extensive testing of the vast electronic systems for control, surveillance, guidance, emergency are pending. This fact is in sheer contrast to the quoted definition. Bad cards for an edit war. Better contribute something useful than setting stupid boxes which do not even apply. --Cooper.ch 16:24, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

This article should say something about the reduction in the original specification of the tunnel and any plans to complete the postponed works.--Grahamec 14:35, 8 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I wanna know if this tunnel is intended to be completed as a double-rail tunnel all the way. 130.243.248.165 20:01, 16 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This tunnel was planned with two tube with one track each, but the construction of the second tube has been stopped. East tube is completed, west tube is completed for about 1/4 of its lenght, excavated but without tracks of 2/4, not built at all for the remaining 1/4. I will update the article later (waiting someone to correct my English). Coccodrillo 16:11, 24 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

"as well as heavy freight trains with a maximum weight of 4000 tons and a maximum length of 1500 meters which are unable to pass the existing mountain track." Not really true: that is what official site declares, but it's unlike that these heavy trains will use the tunnel in the near future. The tunnel was officially built to avoid the existing step line, but in fact, 90% of goods trains going to or coming from the Lötschberg line uses also the Simplon line to/from Italy. Or, this line is as step as the old Lötschberg line, with 20 km of 2.6% grades. Coccodrillo 12:09, 25 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hmmn, not sure what you're trying to say here Coccodrillo, dunno about grades of the Simplon line in Italy, since the Simplontunnel is a base tunnel. Everybody is waiting for the opening of the Lötschberg base tunnel, especially Hupac Ltd., I doubt this people wouldn't know about that. But I'm no train expert, just wrote what I learned from what I read. Cooper.ch 21:49, 25 January 2007 (UTC)