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📈1600 trailers travel between Morocco and Europe a day: this is the #freight demand that underpins the need for the #gibraltar #railway #tunnel : 🖱️ https://lnkd.in/dnVnzWGs ⚡The #elecrically-powered transport connection between #Africa and #Europe could replace #fossilfuel-based transport solutions with a highly #energyefficient #trains 🛤️ 🔎 Allowing just 2-3 freight trains an hour per direction could carry as much as 5-6000 trailers per day, which could materially accelerate the recovery of the investment 💶! 👉 UIRR 's Intercontinental Platform works on how to make this happen! THINK FREIGHT - THINK INTERMODAL #CombinedTransport #intercontinental

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🌐 Euro Africa Gibraltar Straight Fixed Link to be built to connect #Algeciras in #Spain 🇪🇦 with #Tangiers in #Morocco 🇲🇦 👉The article does not mention three important aspects of the construction: 1️⃣ Morocco's railway network is built with #1435mm European normal gauge 2️⃣ Spain is developing a #1435mm line from the French border along the Mediterranean Rail Freight Corridor - this year it will reach #Tarragona 3️⃣ Besides the desire for football fans to travel between the host countries, there is a significant amount of #freight moving between these countries. #intermodal #CombinedTransport UIC - International union of railways #UICrail Istvan Pakozdi Raffaele Zurlo Antonio Pérez Millán MEDWAY Transports and Logistics Pau Morales-Fusco https://lnkd.in/dAKyUf3b

An Underwater Rail Tunnel May Link Europe With Africa By 2030

An Underwater Rail Tunnel May Link Europe With Africa By 2030

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La profondeur du détroit qui est de 500m obligera à de nouvelles innovations pour créer un tel Tunnel et hélas 2030 c'est vraiment demain...

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