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|series = ''[[Dateline 2066]]'' stories | |series = ''[[Dateline 2066]]'' stories | ||
|main character = [[Clive Malaques]] | |main character = [[Clive Malaques]] | ||
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|publisher = City Magazines | |publisher = City Magazines | ||
|editor = [[Alan Fennell]] | |editor = [[Alan Fennell]] | ||
|publication = TV21 72 | |publication = [[TV21 72]] | ||
|release date = | |release date = 4 June 1966 | ||
|prev = Drilling Town Success (short story) | |prev = Drilling Town Success (short story) | ||
|next = Miro Gilfor Sensation! (short story) | |next = Miro Gilfor Sensation! (short story) | ||
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'''''Go Ahead on Atlantic Tunnel''''' was a ''[[Dateline 2066]]'' short story printed in ''[[TV Century 21]]'' that contained elements from the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]]. | '''''Go Ahead on Atlantic Tunnel''''' was a ''[[Dateline 2066]]'' short story printed in ''[[TV Century 21]]'' that contained elements from the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]]. | ||
Notably, [[Unity City]], a location introduced in ''[[The Daleks (series)|The Daleks]]'' comic story | Notably, [[Unity City]], a location introduced in ''[[The Daleks (series)|The Daleks]]'' comic story {{cs|Duel of the Daleks (comic story)}}, reappeared here. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
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* [[Clive Malaques]] | * [[Clive Malaques]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The [[Atlantic Tunnel]] will be floated for two-thirds of its length barely a [[mile]] under the surface in order to combat the hazard of the [[mid-Atlantic ridge]], a range of [[Sea|undersea]] [[mountain]]s which produce many [[earthquake]]s, by achieving [[neutral buoyancy]] to be maintained by a system of tanks on the Tunnel's outer section. | * The [[Atlantic Tunnel]] will be floated for two-thirds of its length barely a [[mile]] under the surface in order to combat the hazard of the [[mid-Atlantic ridge]], a range of [[Sea|undersea]] [[mountain]]s which produce many [[earthquake]]s, by achieving [[neutral buoyancy]] to be maintained by a system of tanks on the Tunnel's outer section. | ||
* [[Mining]] rights for the Tunnel will help to recoup some of its planned cost of twenty-seven billion [[Pound sterling|pounds]]. | * [[Mining]] rights for the Tunnel will help to recoup some of its planned cost of twenty-seven billion [[Pound sterling|pounds]]. | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* [[Clive Malaques]] had previously expressed joy in relation to the [[Atlantic Tunnel]] project after the [[Ways and Transport Committee]] of the [[World Senate]] gave the go ahead for a survey. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Beatty Trial Sensation (short story)|Beatty Trial Sensation]]'') | * [[Clive Malaques]] had previously expressed joy in relation to the [[Atlantic Tunnel]] project after the [[Ways and Transport Committee]] of the [[World Senate]] gave the go ahead for a survey. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Beatty Trial Sensation (short story)|Beatty Trial Sensation]]'') | ||
== Gallery == | |||
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Go Ahead on Atlantic Tunnel 3.png|[[Diagram]] of the [[proposition|proposed]] [[tunnel train]] | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Category:Stories set in 2066]] | [[Category:Stories set in 2066]] | ||
[[Category:TV21 short stories]] | [[Category:TV21 Dateline short stories]] | ||
[[Category:1966 short stories]] | [[Category:1966 short stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories that crossover with non-DWU series]] | [[Category:Stories that crossover with non-DWU series]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:08, 17 March 2024
Go Ahead on Atlantic Tunnel was a Dateline 2066 short story printed in TV Century 21 that contained elements from the Doctor Who universe.
Notably, Unity City, a location introduced in The Daleks comic story Duel of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Duel of the Daleks (comic story)"], reappeared here.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Amazement spreads across Unity City as its populace react to the Atlantic Tunnel plans released to the press. Clive Malaques, the Senator for Mexico who pushed the project through the World Senate, says in a statement that work was to commence almost immediately and would take almost five years to complete. In reference to the subsidiary tunnels to be created by the work which will be leased to private mining and commercial companies, Malaques also claims that the spur areas are rich in cahelium, uranium, mozatium, copper, natural gas and iron ore.
On Pluto, a stratocruiser tanker plane towing containers of red chemical crystals punctures over Cirox, the planet's largest city. The falling rain dissolves the split crystals causing an unusual weather phenomenon, turning the storm red.
On Neptune, explorers in the hills and mountains sixty miles from the capital discover signs of a hitherto unknown past civilisation. Archaeologists date the civilisation, which evidence suggests travelled to Neptune from another planet, at more than eight hundred years old.
Elsewhere, on the Moon, a ceremony is held during which a monument dedicated to the first men to land there is unveiled.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Atlantic Tunnel will be floated for two-thirds of its length barely a mile under the surface in order to combat the hazard of the mid-Atlantic ridge, a range of undersea mountains which produce many earthquakes, by achieving neutral buoyancy to be maintained by a system of tanks on the Tunnel's outer section.
- Mining rights for the Tunnel will help to recoup some of its planned cost of twenty-seven billion pounds.
- The Tunnel will connect Boston and Cherbourg via three lane highways in both the eastbound and westbound directions.
- The monument on the Moon is one hundred feet high, shaped like a rocket, and is the centre-piece of a special space park.
- The weather forecast for Great Britain indicates it will be sunny from 6am to 7pm but with rain for most areas in the evening. The arrangements for the next thirty days indicate a settled weather pattern predominantly consisting of sun.
Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story foreshadowed the events of the Thunderbirds comic story Atlantic Tunnel, which began in TV Century 21 the following week. The references to the mining rights were especially pertinent as both Jeff Tracy and the Hood bought permits for this purpose.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Clive Malaques had previously expressed joy in relation to the Atlantic Tunnel project after the Ways and Transport Committee of the World Senate gave the go ahead for a survey. (PROSE: Beatty Trial Sensation)
Gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Diagram of the proposed tunnel train
