Many people thinks to have lunch in Manhattan and still get to London in time is a sweet dream. But, the project of 4000mph underwater train can makes the dream comes true.
One proposed route for the transatlantic maglev train passes through northeastern Canada before barreling toward the British Isles and continental Europe, briefly kissing terra firma on Greenland and Iceland. Because above ground sections would be cheaper to build than their underwater counterparts, such a route would be more economical than a direct shot through the Atlantic.
The Atlantic Tunnel is the longest tunnel in the world at 3261 miles long. Only two miles of the tunnel is not beneath sea level.The Atlantic Tunnel consists of five tunnels. Four of them are directional tunnels for the purpose of ATTS passenger trains, while a smaller central tunnel is for maintenance purposes. At its deepest point, the tunnel lies beneath the Mid-Atlantic Ridge at a depth of 3,202 metres. It has taken 42 years to complete the tunneling work, but a further 23 years to get the tunnel into its current state.
The ATTS (Atlantic Tunnel Train Shuttle) is the fastest train in the world. Its fastest recorded speed is 631 mph. However, the ATTS will travel at a much slower speed of 400mph on a daily basis. The ATTS does not generate or release any emissions into the environment making it the greenest form of transport ever. There are no windows on the ATTS except for the pilot's cockpit. The ATTS's surface temperature rises by 16 degrees centigrade due to air friction when at full speed. The tunneling equipment used to excavate the tunnel was taller than three double-decker buses and it could bore through several miles of rock per day, depending on the compound.The ATTS can carry 726 passengers and over 100 vehicles. The Atlantic Tunnel runs underneath the entire width of the Republic of Ireland.
WHERE: New York – London
Cost: $88 billion – $175 billion
Crux: Neutrally buoyant vacuum tunnel submerged 150 to 300 feet beneath the Atlantic’s surface and anchored to the seafloor, through which zips a magnetically levitated train at up to 4,000 mph.
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