The freight trains are probably less safe than the ferries. Drivers park their vehicles on the train before being bussed to a single passenger carriage for the journey then bussed back to their wagon. Lots of close proximity compared to a spacious ferry.Tunnel should stay open for essential travel and HGV transporting goods. IMO, safer than a ferry, as driver stays in own vehicle.
Be pointless going for a jolly, as majority of businesses will be closed.
Thats the way it was when I was trucking over there no chance to self distanceThe freight trains are probably less safe than the ferries. Drivers park their vehicles on the train before being bussed to a single passenger carriage for the journey then bussed back to their wagon. Lots of close proximity compared to a spacious ferry.
The vehicle carriages are opensided to allow for various size vehicles.I was giving out our own practical experience when using the tunnel. Sit in vehicle. I'm surprised this is not the same overall, especially with the journey being a short one.
As for ferries, all passengers touching hand rails when moving from various decks, pinch points, etc.
Freight drives don’t stay in their own vehicles, as the trains they go on are open sided they are packed like sardines into a mini bus then transported to the front onto a small passenger compartment of the train that pulls the rest, I have had to do this hundreds of times, fortunately not for a number of years now.Tunnel should stay open for essential travel and HGV transporting goods. IMO, safer than a ferry, as driver stays in own vehicle.
Be pointless going for a jolly, as majority of businesses will be closed.
Not much of a choice then !I've always felt a bit nauseous when I've taken the car on the train. I think it's the suspension of the train fighting the car suspension that sets me off. A problem I didn't have on the freight service, which we always called the "stinky" after the strong smell of body odour to be had in the carriage.
I don't get sea sick. Just as well as I seemed to spend a lot of my working life on ferries. Strangely I used to get sick on trolley busses as a lad, so I don't fancy an electric car.Not much of a choice then !
On some ferries we have had both problems !
If you look to your left or right as you go down the ramp you'll see the freight trains.I take it HGV load at a different area from us folks and cars?
That was not body odour that was the lukewarm food we got, lolI've always felt a bit nauseous when I've taken the car on the train. I think it's the suspension of the train fighting the car suspension that sets me off. A problem I didn't have on the freight service, which we always called the "stinky" after the strong smell of body odour to be had in the carriage.
They gave that up the food a good while ago. At least you had time for a shower on the ferry after the horrible free meal. When coming home on the Caen night ferry I used to have a shower at the port to save having to hang about waiting my turn in the en suite to the cabin I had to share with three others sometimes.That was not body odour that was the lukewarm food we got, lol