| 单词 | Channel Tunnel |
| 例句 | Channel Tunnel customers will continue to use the existing complaints procedure after the deadline. Perspective | Travelers bound for Britain face new Brexit uncertainty 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z "It is difficult to juggle everything," she admits, her train approaching the Channel Tunnel. M.I.A. steps from art underground to media spotlight 2010-06-12T23:51:00Z It took the original show’s premise — about a body that was found on the international border of the Oresund Bridge linking Sweden and Denmark — and transported it to the Channel Tunnel between France and Britain. What’s on TV Thursday: ‘The Tunnel: Sabotage’ and a Salute to Diane Keaton 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z Sky Atlantic is promising a remake of BBC4's excellent Scandi-crime drama The Bridge, with the initial grisly discovery taking place in the Channel Tunnel. Populist: Items of interest this week 2012-05-18T23:05:00Z The Channel Tunnel was confidently declared to be only a few years away. 1913: The World Before the Great War by Charles Emmerson – review 2013-05-08T10:30:01Z The encampment drew international attention this summer when large numbers of migrants there tried to cross the Channel Tunnel to Britain. Materials From Banksy's Theme Park Going to a Migrant Camp in France 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z A government-owned enterprise, London & Continental Railways, was behind the station’s renaissance, itself part of a $14 billion investment in high-speed rail infrastructure between London and the Channel Tunnel. St. Pancras International was London’s Valentine to Europe 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z But when their home is raided and the family are condemned as hoarders or "scadgers", they are forced to flee to safety on one of the last trains through the Channel Tunnel. Children's fiction prize book club: After Tomorrow by Gillian Cross 2013-07-09T13:00:57Z It will then arrive in Hamstreet at 10:30 BST on 18 July to begin its journey through the county, visiting Dover Castle and the Channel Tunnel on the same day. Artist Tracey Emin to carry torch 2012-05-26T12:02:18Z Although most visitors arrive and depart by air, just over 1 in 10 leave through the Channel Tunnel to explore the rest of Europe. Perspective | Travelers bound for Britain face new Brexit uncertainty 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z The Tunnel will open with the body of a politician found in the Channel Tunnel. Bi-lingual remake of The Bridge 2013-01-11T12:22:52Z The French and the British, neighbors until then separated by seawater, were now physically joined by the 31-mile Eurotunnel, also called the Channel Tunnel. A friendship forged in the Eurotunnel isn’t fazed by ‘Brexit’ 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z Titled “The Tunnel: Sabotage” in its second season, this angsty series set on either side of the Channel Tunnel is a British-French production, with about 25 percent of the action shot in France. Policiers Like Your Favorite Crime Show, but French 2017-07-02T04:00:00Z His organised crime group was investigated in April 2016, after plastic drums carrying the drugs were found on a truck which was about to board a Channel Tunnel train. Essex drug gang boss extradited from Thailand 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z He had previously been jailed for trying to smuggle an illegal immigrant into the UK inside a speaker in the boot of his car, but was stopped at the French end of the Channel Tunnel. Pilots and taxi driver jailed for smuggling migrants 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z France's Getlink on Thursday forecast record core earnings for this year, after its new Eleclink unit and strong traffic across the Channel Tunnel helped it post a nearly threefold annual increase in profit. S.Africa's Gold Fields FY2022 headline profit rises 19% 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z UK staff working at the Port of Dover but also Calais, Port of Dunkirk and Coquelles Channel Tunnel Terminal are taking industrial action. Strikes Update: How Friday 17 February’s walkouts will affect you 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z It began its investigation into Wakeling's organised crime group after Border Force colleagues stopped a truck boarding a Channel Tunnel train on 9 April 2016. Convicted Essex drug gang boss arrested in Thailand 2023-02-12T05:00:00Z The PCS union expects 1,000 members at the ports of Calais, Dunkirk and Dover, and the Coquelles Channel Tunnel Terminal, to walk out between Friday 17 February and Monday 20 February. Half-term border queues warning due to strikes 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z Before the coronavirus pandemic, many tried to cross from northern France by hiding in freight trucks traveling through the Channel Tunnel. Prison-like center puts focus on UK’s response to migrants 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z Dozens of people were left stranded for hours inside the Channel Tunnel after a train from Calais to Folkestone appeared to have broken down. Eurotunnel Le Shuttle: Passengers stuck for hours inside Eurotunnel 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z The PCS union expects 1,000 of its members at the ports of Calais, Dunkirk and Dover, and the Coquelles Channel Tunnel Terminal, to walk out between Friday 17 February and Monday 20 February. Strikes Update: How Friday 17 February’s walkouts will affect you 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z Holidaymakers and hauliers are being warned of another day of disruption at the Port of Dover and the Channel Tunnel after two days of gridlock. Dover and Eurotunnel queues: Travellers warned of third day of delays 2022-07-23T04:00:00Z A local French police body said delays had been caused by an "unexpected technical incident" under the Channel Tunnel, without elaborating. UK's Dover port declares 'critical incident' as travellers face hours-long wait 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z Getlink's new Eleclink unit, a cable inside the Channel Tunnel which enables electricity exchange between the UK and France, contributed 35 million euros in revenue in its first 5 weeks of operations, the firm said. Getlink's core profit soars as travellers return, while Eleclink shows promise 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z "If we always listened to the Treasury we wouldn't have built the M25 and the Channel Tunnel," he said. Boris Johnson signs off last PMQs claiming mission largely accomplished 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z Eurotunnel has delays of about three hours due to a train that has come to a halt in the Channel Tunnel. Dover cross-Channel ferry disruption continues 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z Long stretches of barbed wire are supposed to keep asylum seekers away from the Channel Tunnel that connects Britain to continental Europe. Calais, notorious for its refugee tent camps, hosts Ukrainians at a hostel by the beach 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z The group left Warsaw at 18:00 local time on Friday and took turns driving the 900 miles back to northern France before crossing in the Channel Tunnel. Ukraine war: Aid donation lorries leave Wrexham 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z Traffic across the firm's Channel Tunnel is picking up this year as pandemic-related travel curbs ease in Europe. Getlink's core profit soars as travellers return, while Eleclink shows promise 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z There were lengthy tailbacks on the M20 motorway in Kent heading to Dover and at the entrance to the Channel Tunnel on Saturday. Covid: Germany tightens restrictions on UK travellers 2021-12-18T05:00:00Z On Friday, French fishermen temporarily disrupted Britain-bound shipping traffic at the ports of Calais and Ouistreham, and blockaded the Channel Tunnel’s freight traffic access, to add pressure on the British government. Migration row intensifies between U.K. and France after English Channel deaths 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, protesters blocked access to the freight terminal of the Channel Tunnel, the highway leading from France to Britain. French fishermen block ports, Eurotunnel in spat with UK 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z Sassd Amian, 25, a migrant from South Sudan, said he was pinning his hopes on the trucks bound for the Channel Tunnel. Undeterred by Channel’s Perils, Desperate Migrants Still Plan to Cross 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z Attempts to reach Britain by boat have increased in recent years as the authorities crack down on the smuggling of asylum-seekers inside trucks crossing the Channel Tunnel. At Least 27 Dead After Migrant Boat Capsizes in English Channel 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z Others have been killed trying to board trucks, containers and trains, traveling either via ship or through the Channel Tunnel. At least 27 migrants drown in English Channel, in one of the deadliest incidents on a dangerous route 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z Additional customs checks on goods travelling between Britain and the continent via the Channel Tunnel and ferries could seriously disrupt trade flows just as businesses stock up for the year-end festive period. France seizes a British trawler as fishing licence row heats up 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z He widened the company’s global footprint with work on the Channel Tunnel, construction of Saudi Arabia’s King Khalid International Airport and Jubail Industrial City. This week’s passages 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z However, their analysis of data from multiple sources - ferry manifests, port traffic, the Channel Tunnel, French officials and Kent Permit checks - also shows: Brexit lorry chaos avoided as freight flows 'back to normal' 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z A few days earlier, he had returned to his home at the Louvre by truck through the underwater Channel Tunnel linking Britain and France. Mona Lisa is alone, but still smiling 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z It was a similar story at the Channel Tunnel. Brexit: Calais traffic slow as new border controls face first test 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z Thousands of trucks — stranded in Britain as Christmas and a deadline to seal a Brexit trade deal drew close — snarled the approaches to the port of Dover and the nearby entrance to the Channel Tunnel. The Brexit Fight, Through a Reporter’s Prism of a Changed Continent 2020-12-26T05:00:00Z As the sun rose, hundreds of stranded drivers waiting to be allowed to cross to France via either ferry or the Channel Tunnel brewed tea and coffee after a night spent on the M20 motorway. EU bosses throw isolated Britain a lifeline over COVID border closures 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z Mr. Leduc used to shuttle regularly for business on one of at least 17 high-speed Eurostar trains that ran back and forth daily, morning to night, through the underwater Channel Tunnel linking Britain and France. Who Takes the Eurostar? Almost No One, as the Pandemic Fuels a Rail Crisis 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z On Monday evening, Highways England said that "because of heavy freight numbers heading to the Channel Tunnel and port of Dover", the M20 was closed and would not reopen until 08:00 GMT on Tuesday. Covid-19: UK and France to set out plan to restart freight 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z France promptly closed its border to UK traffic, forcing ferries and the Channel Tunnel to stop services. Truckers stranded in UK wonder if they will get home for Christmas 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z And there is a measure to allow the Channel Tunnel to continue operating. Brexit: What is the EU doing to prepare for no deal? 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z There is particular focus on what is known as the short straits route between Dover and Calais, and the nearby Channel Tunnel, which taken together handle about four million lorries a year. Brexit: Will the borders be ready? 2020-11-30T05:00:00Z This one went so viral that it sparked copycat voice notes making similar jokes - from garlic bread being baked in the Channel Tunnel to a salad being tossed in Rome's Coliseum. Tanks on the streets! And four other virus hoaxes 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z Border Force said the van was stopped at the Channel Tunnel terminal at Coquelles, France, on Tuesday. £1m cocaine haul hidden in face mask shipment 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z “What a moated people we are, suspicious of Europe, and not at all sure about the Channel Tunnel,” he wrote. The Subversive Joy of Cold-Water Swimming 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z The Channel Tunnel, after all, has only just celebrated its 25th anniversary. Photos of the U.K. in the Shadow of Brexit 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z Lord Berkeley, a civil engineer who worked on the construction of the Channel Tunnel, was a surprise appointment when Transport Secretary Grant Shapps launched the review back in August. HS2 review criticised by deputy chair of panel 2019-11-03T04:00:00Z They then pass without impediment through the Channel Tunnel to France, and quickly onwards to fine restaurants in Paris, Monaco and elsewhere. Promises of Brexit bonanza look fishy for seafood industry 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z That raises the stakes for companies like the operator of the Channel Tunnel, which said Tuesday that a “no-deal” Brexit was now the main scenario in its earnings forecasts. Johnson’s win elevates ‘no-deal’ Brexit risks to UK economy 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z To prepare for that possibility, the European Commission last week adopted an emergency proposal to keep the Channel Tunnel operating normally for 90 days — provided Britain maintains “safety standards identical to E.U. requirements.” France says it’s ready for Brexit. But are Brits prepared for less French wine? 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z Most of the French company's supplies enter the UK through the Channel Tunnel and disruption to that route in 2005, when there were strikes in France, led to around four weeks of disruption. Flu vaccine 'could be airlifted into UK' 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z The A16 motorway near Calais was snarled up close to the ferry port as well as the Channel Tunnel exit, and freight companies warned of major queues at border checkpoints. Action disrupts Calais port ahead of Brexit 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z “The main traffic jam we fear is at the exit of the Channel Tunnel,” he said, stressing that 80 percent of British food exports to the rest of the EU pass through France. France fears border lorry queues as it braces for no-deal Brexit 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z Trains will be permitted to use the Channel Tunnel for three months if the UK leaves the EU without a deal, under a proposed European Commission law. No-deal Brexit plan for Channel Tunnel 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z Channel Tunnel Group and France-Manche accuse the government of a "secretive and flawed procurement exercise." IPhone sales drop 20 percent in China as Huawei gains market share 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z Channel Tunnel operator Eurotunnel, said the contracts, revealed after Christmas, were decided in a "secretive and flawed procurement process". Government sued over no-deal ferry contracts 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z Drone footage from one TV reporter showed the extent of the queues near the Channel Tunnel. Action disrupts Calais port ahead of Brexit 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z "This multiannual contract is to provide advice on a wide range of areas relating to the Channel Tunnel and EU exit." UK to spend £800k on Eurotunnel Brexit case 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z It's Monday and he's just about to begin the 2,000km journey from the Alicante plant, across Spain and France, and on to Britain through the Channel Tunnel. Tomatoes 'could cost 10% more' after Brexit 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z The biggest concern is that lorry traffic across the English Channel through Dover and the Channel Tunnel terminal near Folkestone will grind to a standstill. What preparations are being made for a no-deal? 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z These currently come from the Netherlands via Channel Tunnel and are too short-lived to be stockpiled. How UK scientists are planning for a chaotic no-deal Brexit 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z The 300 deployed at the Channel Tunnel will be increased to 365 while the 64 at Calais port will almost double. Action disrupts Calais port ahead of Brexit 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z Companies ranging from Channel Tunnel operator Eurotunnel to Scotch whisky distillers were unanimous in calling for urgent and decisive action by the British government and warning of the consequences of a no-deal Brexit. Companies cry out for Brexit clarity, warn on no-deal 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z Kent is home to the Port of Dover, which handles approximately 10,500 lorries a day, with the Channel Tunnel receiving a further 6,000 lorries daily. Could a no-deal Brexit cause traffic jams? 2019-01-13T05:00:00Z The effect is likely to be a severe slowdown on the critical Dover-Calais ferry and Channel Tunnel routes, as well as unpredictable delays at airports. What preparations are being made for a no-deal? 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z And much of it is transported via the Channel Tunnel or from Dover to Calais by sea. Reality Check: Are there alternatives to using Dover? 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z In 1990, British and French workers digging the Channel Tunnel between their countries finally met after knocking out a passage in a service tunnel. Today in History 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z Demonstrators are threatening to block motorways and access roads to some oil depots, including in Calais near the Channel Tunnel, Reuters news agency reports. Protesters plan to bring France to a halt 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z The peak time is expected to be 07:30 to 09:30 and affects drivers heading towards the Channel Tunnel and Port of Dover. The bank holiday roads to avoid 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z Then the Channel Tunnel rail link opened, just down the coast. Theresa May’s Impossible Choice 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z LONDON—At the Channel Tunnel terminal in Folkestone, southeast England, trains arrive every seven minutes carrying trucks packed with goods from across Europe, spilling vehicles directly onto motorways that lead to Britain’s industrial heartlands. May’s Brexit Plan Comes Just in Time for Supply Chains 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z The teenager arrived in Britain in 2015 by traveling through the Channel Tunnel on a truck. Jury finds Iraqi teen guilty of planting London subway bomb 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z Employing 43,000 people around the world, Carillion helped to build major projects such as the Channel Tunnel, while also cleaning and providing meals for prisons, schools and hospitals. Road to ruin? Carillion collapse puts spotlight on UK outsourcing mode 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z He asked if the Channel Tunnel should be considered merely the "first step". Johnson raises prospect of 'Channel bridge' 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z This led to the implementation of Operation Stack, in which stretches of the M20 in south-east Kent were used to park freight bound for the Channel Tunnel or the Port of Dover. Security warning over Brexit customs plans 2017-11-15T05:00:00Z The Medway towns sit in the southeastern county of Kent, home to the Channel Tunnel rail link with France and Dover ferry terminal. Voters sense betrayal in Britain's Brexit heartlands 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z Seventy-nine "viable" weapons were recovered from the car's trailer when it was stopped by UK Border Force officers at Coquelles near the Channel Tunnel terminal on Saturday. Two in court after 79 guns seized from car heading to UK - BBC News 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z Employing 43,000 people around the world, Carillion helped to build major projects such as the Channel Tunnel, while also cleaning and providing meals for prisons, schools and hospitals. Road to ruin? Carillion collapse puts spotlight on UK outsourcing mode 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z Currently, the only way the countries are connected are by the Channel Tunnel railway line which runs under the sea. Johnson raises prospect of 'Channel bridge' 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z Most attempt to climb onto trucks or trains using the Channel Tunnel. Macron orders French officials to show more humanity to migrants 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z The Medway towns sit in the southeastern county of Kent, home to the Channel Tunnel rail link with France and Dover ferry terminal. Voters sense betrayal in Britain's Brexit heartlands 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z After going through the Channel Tunnel the train will pass through seven other countries before arriving on 27 April. First UK rail freight service to China to depart - BBC News 2017-04-09T04:00:00Z Decades ago, engineers who were surveying the seabed for the Channel Tunnel, discovered a series of mysterious large underwater holes. Evidence of ancient 'geological Brexit' revealed - BBC News 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z The Jungle had one thing to recommend it: its proximity to the thirty-mile-long Channel Tunnel, which connects France and England at the Strait of Dover. Europe’s Child-Refugee Crisis 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z "It's more difficult to smuggle large amounts. "The main route is through Calais and the Channel Tunnel. The town in Belarus from where cigarettes are smuggled to the UK - BBC News 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z Many of the migrants attempt to reach the UK by boarding lorries as they approach ports or the Channel Tunnel. Calais migrants: 'Jungle' closure to start on Monday, France says - BBC News 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z There are an estimated 10,000 people living in the Calais camp, which is close to the ferry terminal and Channel Tunnel that links France and Britain. A journey through 'hell': First wave of migrant children from Calais arrives in Britain 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z It is estimated up to 10,000 people are living in the 'Jungle', which is situated near the port of Calais, and close to the 31-mile Channel Tunnel. Migrant children to arrive in UK from Calais - BBC News 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z Displaced people started showing up in Calais in 1994, the year that the Channel Tunnel opened. Europe’s Child-Refugee Crisis 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z Authorities in Calais said the driver fled the scene because he was attacked by migrants after the incident but reported it to border police at the Channel Tunnel. The Latest: Slovak president: EU obligated to take migrants 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z Many attempt to sneak onto trains using the Channel Tunnel or lorries heading to Britain, where they hope to settle. Police clash with migrants and protesters outside Jungle camp 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z In August, the authorities in France and the UK agreed to increase security and humanitarian aid in Calais, and further secure the Channel Tunnel. France migrant crisis: Paris to open refugee camp in October - BBC News 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z Local business owners joined farmers and truck drivers to block the route, which leads to the Channel Tunnel and Calais ferry terminal, the Guardian reports. Protests Over 'Jungle' Refugee Camp in Calais, France Ends 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z French demonstrators have blocked access to the Channel Tunnel and Calais’s ferry terminal, causing severe transport disruption, to protest at the government’s failure to close the refugee camp known as the “Jungle”. Calais residents: we are not racist but this problem is getting worse 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z The M20 is the main route to the Channel Tunnel and Port of Dover. M20 collapsed bridge removal 'ahead of schedule' - BBC News 2016-09-03T04:00:00Z Migrants' efforts to force their way through the Channel Tunnel or to stow away aboard trucks have disrupted traffic between France and Britain and forced French police to maintain a large deployment in the area. Calais migrant 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z Apart from the Channel Tunnel link, no new main lines have been built in Britain since the 1890s. Ropy roads, rail and runways 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z Almost every night many try to circumvent passport checks by UK officials in France by hiding inside vehicles entering the port and the Channel Tunnel to get to Britain. Home Secretary Amber Rudd in France for security talks - BBC News 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z The Jungle camp is expanding and almost every night people there try to hide inside vehicles entering the port and the Channel Tunnel to get to Britain. Calais chief wants migrant deal with UK - BBC News 2016-08-28T04:00:00Z The road, the main route to the Channel Tunnel and Port of Dover, was closed and is due to reopen around 12:00 BST. M20 motorway to reopen after lorry bridge collapse - BBC News 2016-08-28T04:00:00Z Ports and the Channel Tunnel are also expected to be busy, it adds. Traffic tailback warning for bank holiday weekend - BBC News 2016-08-27T04:00:00Z Ports and the Channel Tunnel are also expected to be in high demand. Bank holiday weekend to see millions travel in UK and abroad - BBC News 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z Groupe Eurotunnel SA, operator of the Channel Tunnel that links Britain with France, said that weakness in the pound knocked earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization, by 2% in the first half. Brexit Fears and Weak Pound Weigh on Corporate Europe 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z Huge profits in store for firm that can make a great leap in battery technology Chargers, châteaux and the Channel Tunnel: can you really do a driving holiday in a Tesla? Musk's Tesla makes a bid for Musk's SolarCity energy company 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z What about that unruly refugee camp at Calais where the French police help keep desperate young men from getting to Britain through the Channel Tunnel in smugglers’ lorries? What is Brexit and why does it matter? The EU referendum guide for Americans 2016-06-18T04:00:00Z The ruling was triggered by the case of a Ghanaian migrant who was found to be using false Belgian travel documents by French police at the entrance to the Channel Tunnel. EU Court rules no jail for illegal migrants - BBC News 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z The tunnel will overtake Japan's 53.9 km Seikan rail tunnel as the longest in the world and push the 50.5 km Channel Tunnel linking the UK and France into third place. World's longest and deepest rail tunnel to open in Switzerland - BBC News 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z Some migrants stymied by heightened security at the Channel Tunnel linking England and France are turning to dangerous, illegal boat trips. UK charges 2 men with immigration offenses after boat rescue 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z The problems began when a freight train became stuck in the Channel Tunnel earlier. Eurotunnel problems cause five-hour delays for passengers - BBC News 2016-04-30T04:00:00Z He then paid an additional 1000 euros to be placed in the tanker truck for the journey through the Channel Tunnel to England that ended when he was taking into custody. A top-level UK National Crime Agency task force charged with breaking up people-smuggling gangs has determined that hundreds of Britons are working with overseas organized crime gangs to facilitate the trade in people fleeing poverty and war 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z The rail service links London with Paris and Brussels via the Channel Tunnel. Brussels attacks: Timeline of the events in the Belgian capital 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z Yet many of the migrants would still prefer to stay in their improvised shelters here, hoping for an opportunity to smuggle themselves into Britain through the Channel Tunnel or on ferries. As France Razes Calais Camp, Questions Arise About Where Migrants Will Go 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z Last year, rail services were also disrupted when migrants managed to get on to train tracks near the Channel Tunnel on the French side. Eurostar says strong pound and Paris attacks hit profits - BBC News 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z The prisons watchdog, which also inspects immigration detention facilities, investigated conditions at Channel facilities last October following the summer's rise in attempts to enter the UK via the Channel Tunnel. Channel migrants 'detained in freight shed' - BBC News 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z "It was the Channel Tunnel of its era. It was an absolutely enormous engineering and financial scheme," says Prof Hewitt. Goodbye Westminster, more power to the people? - BBC News 2016-03-06T05:00:00Z The Channel Tunnel, which runs under the English Channel and connects the United Kingdom and France, cost the equivalent of about $6.6 billion upon its completion in 1994, and ran 80% over budget. The bullet train is troubled, but it's necessary 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z Thatcher made decisions that would transform London: She presided over the Docklands development, launched the construction of the Channel Tunnel and supported the European Union. Was Thatcher ‘that bloody woman’ or a boon to Britain? 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z In a separate case two other men arrested after walking through the Channel Tunnel also appeared at the same court. Case against Channel Tunnel walker to go ahead - BBC News 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z Last summer thousands of migrants stormed the entrance to the Channel Tunnel and clashed with police trying to contain them. British man who sneaked girl out of refugee camp gets plenty of sympathy 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z The Channel Tunnel rail link, running through Kent into St Pancras station, was criticised by the National Audit Office for its "hugely optimistic assumptions" about passenger numbers and costs. Why is it so hard to decide on major building projects? - BBC News 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z The hotel was "locked down" with them safely inside and despite announcements that France's borders had been closed, they were able to drive through the Channel Tunnel back to the UK on Saturday morning. Welsh Muslims in 'immense fear' over Paris attacks - BBC News 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z Larger ferries and cheaper-to-power catamarans, as well as the Channel Tunnel, proved too much competition. What happened to passenger hovercraft? - BBC News 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z Prosecutors are to press ahead with their case against a Sudanese man granted asylum in Britain after walking through the Channel Tunnel from France. Case against Channel Tunnel walker to go ahead - BBC News 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z New fencing and extra police are making it harder for migrants to smuggle themselves through the Channel Tunnel. Migrant crisis: Number living in Calais camp 'doubles to 6,000' - BBC News 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z At Calais, from where people without valid travel documents try to reach Britain, an unidentified person was killed by a train near the Channel Tunnel. Turkey grumbles as EU hails deal to stem migration 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z In Britain and France, the migrant crisis continues to disrupt rail services on the Channel Tunnel, a 30-mile undersea rail route that links the two countries. Europeans struggle as migrant crush shuts down their train system 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z About 200 migrants broke into the Channel Tunnel on the French side Saturday, while several hundred others held up trucks near the port of Calais in attempts to reach Britain. World digest: Oct. 4, 2015 2015-10-03T04:00:00Z Around 200 migrants tried to get into the Channel Tunnel in France overnight, clashing with staff and police and forcing the suspension of rail services, a spokesman for Eurotunnel said. Migrants try to enter Channel Tunnel, disrupt cross-channel trains 2015-10-03T04:00:00Z And last week, a teenager, thought to be from east Africa, was killed by a freight train near the Channel Tunnel entrance in Calais. Channel Tunnel trains suspended - BBC News 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z Last week, a teenager, thought to be from east Africa, was killed by a freight train near the Channel Tunnel entrance in Calais. Calais migrant crisis: Man 'crushed in lorry' - BBC News 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z An asylum seeker, thought to be a Syrian man, was electrocuted last night near the entrance to the Channel Tunnel in France, a spokesman for the local authorities in northern France told AFP. Croatia moves refugees to Hungarian border - as it happened 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z "This sad incident shows once again that any attempt to travel illegally through the Channel Tunnel is fraught with danger," Eurotunnel said. Calais migrant crisis: Man found on Eurotunnel train roof dies - BBC News 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z To Europe's refugee and migrant crisis, the cult show offers Britain a simple solution: seal the Channel Tunnel with cement. Record-breaking London show makes light of migrant crisis 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z MyFerryLink staff occupied two ferries and blocked the Channel Tunnel in July and August in protests over job losses. English Channel ferry worker strike chaos prompts union apology - BBC News 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z Some have tried to hitch rides through the Channel Tunnel to Britain by jumping onto trucks and trains. Humanitarian Horror Show as Migrant Crisis Overwhelms European Unity 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z Trains were delayed and cancelled after migrants got onto the tracks, near the Channel Tunnel. Eurostar passengers recount 'horrendous' experiences - BBC News 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z The man died after being found on the roof of a freight train at the Channel Tunnel. Calais migrant crisis: Man found on Eurotunnel train roof dies - BBC News 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z Trespassers on the tracks of the Channel Tunnel have caused major disruption for hundreds of passengers. Trespassers cause more Eurostar delays - BBC News 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z The train was stopped in the Channel Tunnel at about 15:30 BST on Sunday and Eurotunnel later reported delays of more than three hours. Eurotunnel delays after migrants board freight train - BBC News 2015-08-23T04:00:00Z Since June, at least 10 migrants have died trying to sneak through the Channel Tunnel to Britain, and countless others have slipped through undetected. World Digest: Aug. 20, 2015 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z Several thousand migrants remain in a makeshift camp at Calais, France, with many making nightly efforts to break into the Channel Tunnel and stow away on cars, trucks and trains. Britain and France to Announce Measures to Contain Migrant Crisis in Calais 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z The tactics of migrants around Dunkirk are different from those in Calais, where hundreds try to board lorries and scale fences every night to gain entry to the Channel Tunnel. Calais migrant crisis: ‘English mafia’ trafficking people to UK - BBC News 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z Eurotunnel - which manages and operates the Channel Tunnel - said tracks had been "blocked by groups of migrants that French police were trying to deal with". Trespassers cause more Eurostar delays - BBC News 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z People in Calais have staged a protest against the construction of a new fence, built to stop migrants from getting to the UK via the Channel Tunnel. Protest against new mile-long Calais migrant fence - BBC News 2015-08-08T04:00:00Z While desperate migrants in Calais fling themselves at lorries heading to the UK and risk death trying to walk along the Channel Tunnel, this young Syrian refugee is living in comfort in Saarbrucken, south-west Germany. Weeping for a lost generation - BBC News 2015-08-08T04:00:00Z Eurotunnel is investigating after a Sudanese man allegedly walked almost the full 31-mile length of the Channel Tunnel towards the UK. Eurotunnel probe after man 'walks through Tunnel' - BBC News 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z The British authorities said Mr. Haroun was finally caught in the southern Channel Tunnel and arrested near Folkestone, at 6:13 p.m., nearly 10 hours after his journey began. In a First, a Sudanese Migrant Nearly Crosses the English Channel on Foot 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z Police were called to Calais on Tuesday evening to reports of people on the tracks at entrances to the Channel Tunnel. Trespassers cause more Eurostar delays - BBC News 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z It is currently struggling with its own crisis as thousands of migrants seek to enter via the Channel Tunnel. Greece says cannot handle migrants; UNHCR calls crisis 'shameful' 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z Before long, I knew, some would be attempting to clamber on to lorries, or scale the fences guarding the Channel Tunnel. Weeping for a lost generation - BBC News 2015-08-08T04:00:00Z This week's gallery includes images from the Swimming World Championships, migrants trying to access the Channel Tunnel in Calais, France, and a scene from a Karachi beach. 10 Things to See: A gallery of lasting moments chosen by our editors 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z The continent-wide migration crisis, which has seen ten people die attempting to sneak through the Channel Tunnel since June, threatens to mar negotiations over the terms of Britain’s membership of the EU. Crisis mismanagement 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z A migrant was stopped inside the Channel Tunnel walking towards the UK, according to Eurotunnel. Calais crisis: Migrant stopped 'walking through tunnel' - BBC News 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z It is about nine miles from the perimeter of the Channel Tunnel that connects France with Britain. Q. and A.: Calais Has Become Flashpoint in Europe’s Migrant Crisis 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z Migrants made some 600 attempts to enter the Channel Tunnel overnight. Calais crisis: UK Eurotunnel passengers face delays - BBC News 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z Dramatic images of migrants storming the Channel Tunnel from France have prompted Prime Minister David Cameron's government to ramp up anti-immigration rhetoric and spurred Eurosceptics to amplify calls for Britain to quit the European Union. Calais crisis hardens tone of Britain's immigration, EU debate 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z Some 10 million passengers pass through the ferry port each year and an additional 21 million people travel through the undersea Channel Tunnel on high-speed trains. How the Migrant Chaos in Calais Became a Political Crisis 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z On the night of July 28 alone, a few hundred migrants made over 2,000 attempts to breach the entrance of the Channel Tunnel, the railway line that links France and England. How Migrants Are Risking Their Lives at Calais 2015-08-01T04:00:00Z For the past few nights, migrants in Calais have stormed fences en masse trying to gain access to the Channel Tunnel, a 30-mile link between France and England. British leader pledges tougher line to block migrant crush across Channel 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z The British government's emergency committee will meet again on Friday to discuss the crisis over migrants trying to enter the country from France through the Channel Tunnel. Calais migrant crisis: 'Too many to count' - BBC News 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z Several hundred people were escorted away from the terminal by French police on Wednesday night - a third night of large-scale attempts to storm the Channel Tunnel. David Cameron criticised over migrant 'swarm' language - BBC News 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z The 30-mile Channel Tunnel, often referred to as the Chunnel, is used by passenger trains and freight services to connect France and Britain. France deploys riot police to stop migrants trying to cross Channel 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z As night fell, the road towards the Channel Tunnel started to come alive. Calais migrant crisis: Hundreds gather at Channel Tunnel - BBC News 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z As at least 1,500 migrants attempted to enter the Channel Tunnel and cross into the UK on Tuesday night, France announced it is to send extra police officers to guard the tunnel. Calais migrant crisis leads to chaos in UK - BBC News 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z Richard Burnett, chief executive of the Road Haulage Association, says the situation surrounding migrants trying to get to the UK through the Channel Tunnel is getting worse. Channel Tunnel lorry drivers 'threatened with bars and knives' - BBC News 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z Migrants attempting to reach Britain told the BBC they would continue to try to enter the Channel Tunnel, despite one man dying on Tuesday night. Calais migrant crisis: French send extra police to Channel Tunnel - BBC News 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z "They have allowed people willingly to break into the Channel Tunnel site. I can't believe they would be that lax in protecting an airport or another sensitive facility," he said. 2 nights in Calais: migrants in mass attempts to reach England; pressure rises in Channel 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z They told him that going in groups of up to 400 gave them the best chance of getting into the Channel Tunnel. Calais migrant crisis: Hundreds gather at Channel Tunnel - BBC News 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z Eurotunnel - which manages and operates Channel Tunnel services - says migrant incursions in Calais are now "an almost nightly occurrence". Calais migrant crisis: How people enter tunnel site - BBC News 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z A man, reported to be Sudanese, was killed when at least 1,500 migrants tried to enter the Channel Tunnel in Calais, France, overnight, the police said. Your Wednesday Briefing 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z About 2,000 migrants tried to enter the Channel Tunnel terminal in Calais on Monday night in an attempt to reach the UK. Calais migrants: David Cameron says UK 'doing all it can' - BBC News 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z Theresa May announced the extra £7m funding to step up security at the Channel Tunnel railhead in Coquelles after a meeting between UK government officials and their French counterparts to discuss the disruption. Calais: one dead as 1,500 migrants try to storm Eurotunnel again 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z Mrs May said some migrants had reached Britain through the Channel Tunnel this week and their appeals for asylum were being considered. Calais migrant crisis: Hundreds gather at Channel Tunnel - BBC News 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z Kent Police reintroduced Operation Stack following the incident, leading to long delays for lorries on sections of the M20 near the Channel Tunnel. Channel Tunnel: Migrant flow at Calais 'too much to handle' - BBC News 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z More than 2,000 migrants tried to breach the Channel Tunnel in the French port of Calais on Monday, in an attempt to reach the United Kingdom, operator Eurotunnel announced. 2,000 Migrants Try to Storm the Channel Tunnel 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z Eurotunnel expects services through the Channel Tunnel to return to normal later on Sunday. Making a slow journey through the Channel Tunnel - BBC News 2015-07-26T04:00:00Z Last month, striking ferry workers in Calais closed the port and blocked services using the Channel Tunnel. Eurostar carries record passengers despite Calais strike - BBC News 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z Hundreds of migrants hoping to get to Britain have gathered for a third night along fencing close to the Channel Tunnel freight terminal in Calais. Calais migrant crisis: Hundreds gather at Channel Tunnel - BBC News 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z About 2,000 migrants tried to enter the Channel Tunnel terminal in Calais on Monday night in a bid to reach the UK. Channel Tunnel: Migrant flow at Calais 'too much to handle' - BBC News 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z He added: "People coming across on boats was not really considered an option" - he believed it was all done by stowaways boarding lorries and trying to break into the Channel Tunnel. Desperate migrants try to swim to Britain from France - BBC News 2015-07-19T04:00:00Z And Stack was again brought in days later after about 150 migrants tried to storm the Channel Tunnel in a bid to board UK-bound freight trains. How do you solve a problem like Operation Stack? - BBC News 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z Last week, Channel Tunnel services were delayed and cancelled after immigrants entered restricted areas on the French side. Rise in arrests of illegal immigrants by Dover police - BBC News 2015-07-05T04:00:00Z In the early hours of Saturday, about 150 migrants tried to storm the Channel Tunnel terminal at Calais, entering restricted areas and causing disruption to services. 'Lives at risk' amid Channel migrant crisis - BBC News 2015-07-05T04:00:00Z A spokesman for Eurotunnel - which manages and operate Channel Tunnel services - said migrant incursions were now "an almost nightly occurrence". Channel Tunnel: Migrant flow at Calais 'too much to handle' - BBC News 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z Not to be outdone in the protest stakes, some angry French dockers halt Channel Tunnel and ferry services through the judicious use of burning mounds of tyres. The Backie: Hoopla for the Tour de France starts right here 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z France and Britain agreed on Thursday to step up efforts to secure the port and the Channel Tunnel. Migrants disrupt cross-channel tunnel services at Calais 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z Channel Tunnel services are disrupted after about 150 migrants tried to storm the Calais terminal overnight. Dozens of Calais migrants try to storm Channel Tunnel - BBC News 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z As with ferries from Calais, the UK and France operate juxtaposed controls on Channel Tunnel trains - so passengers must pass UK border checks before travelling. Calais migrants: How is the UK-France border policed? - BBC News 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z On Tuesday the strikers disrupted Channel Tunnel services by burning tyres on railway tracks in France. Calais strike disrupts cross-Channel travel for third day - BBC News 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z Tyres were set alight at the entrance of the Channel Tunnel near Calais by striking workers, who oppose proposed job cuts. Eurotunnel disruption: 'Lights went out. It was terrifying' - BBC News 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z Also, passengers using the Channel Tunnel are subject to delays following an earlier incident, Eurotunnel said. Ferry passengers stranded amid Calais strike action - BBC News 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z This week, striking workers at the MyFerryLink transportation company blocked access to the Channel Tunnel. Anti-Uber protests turn violent in France 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z The striking workers forced the port and the Channel Tunnel, which links France to the U.K., to close, causing long tailbacks of trucks on highways around Calais. Migrants Bring Chaos to French Port of Calais 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z Migrants camping around the city tried to board trucks in an attempt to stow away on Channel Tunnel trains going to Britain. French minister urges UberPOP ban as taxi protest blocks airports 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z On Tuesday, the port of Calais and the Channel Tunnel were closed for most of the day. 'Nothing to stop migrants entering lorries at Calais' - BBC News 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z A strike which began on 23 June lead to the suspension of Channel Tunnel services and saw hundreds of migrants try to board UK-bound lorries amid the chaos. Ferry passengers stranded amid Calais strike action - BBC News 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z The strike over feared job cuts by MyFerryLink workers, which finished on Tuesday night, led to the suspension of services through the Channel Tunnel after protesters got on to the tracks. Kent cross-Channel ferry backlog follows Calais strike - BBC News 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z A strike forced the suspension of services through the Channel Tunnel between the UK and France on Tuesday, as hundreds of migrants tried to board UK-bound lorries amid the chaos. Eurostar passenger: 'It's a shambles' - BBC News 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z The ferry strike diverted vehicles to the Channel Tunnel, causing a massive traffic jam that was exacerbated when strikers entered part of the tunnel and set fires, helping to sow chaos. Ferry strike disrupts traffic across English Channel; migrants add to chaos 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z Industrial action by French ferry workers forced the suspension of services through the Channel Tunnel between the UK and France on Tuesday. UK pledges tighter border security after Calais strike - BBC News 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z Workers from ferry company MyFerryLink have blockaded the port and Channel Tunnel, burning piles of tyres. Migrants try to board lorries amid Calais ferry strike - BBC News 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z He says there are three big factors which mean rail travel through the Channel Tunnel for most people still means only going to Paris or Brussels. Direct train to Europe - BBC News 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z There she will be disassembled and hauled to the surface, a fate far better than two of the machines — one French, one British — that built the famous English Channel Tunnel. Tunnel boring machine gets a trip to the dentist 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z The exit checks will particularly affect travellers on cross-channel ferries and the Channel Tunnel. Passport exit checks begin at UK ports and borders 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z Less affable was the Iraqi Kurd who, for another 500 euros, got Badi into a lorry in Dunkirk and through the Channel Tunnel into the UK. The longest detour 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z "We counted around 50 people that we saw hanging around the junction after the exit from the Channel Tunnel train station," he said. Migrants try to board lorries amid Calais ferry strike - BBC News 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z From a project management perspective, the construction of the Channel Tunnel between France and Britain is a classic failure. Late And Over-Budget? A Method To Avoid Project Management Disasters 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z The Channel Tunnel was closed for most of Saturday due to a lorry fire and shut again on Sunday morning after an unrelated electrical fault. Eurostar resumes after disruption 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z Smoky load closes Chunnel: A smoky load being transported through the Channel Tunnel triggered an alarm Saturday, suspending all passenger and freight rail services between Britain and France, Eurotunnel said. World Digest: Jan. 17, 2015 2015-01-17T05:00:00Z Eurotunnel has delayed the resumption of vehicle and freight services through the Channel Tunnel after a lorry fire. Eurotunnel services delayed further 2015-01-17T05:00:00Z A smoky load being transported through the Channel Tunnel triggered an alarm Saturday, suspending all passenger and freight rail services between Britain and France, Eurotunnel said. Europe's 'Chunnel' closed for the day after fire 2015-01-17T05:00:00Z A fire in a truck being transported through the Channel Tunnel triggered an alarm which led to suspension of all passenger and freight rail services between Britain and France on Saturday, police said. Police say truck fire triggered alarm in Channel Tunnel 2015-01-17T05:00:00Z The Channel Tunnel is not likely to be fully operational until Tuesday, Eurotunnel confirmed. Eurostar resumes after disruption 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z Passengers are facing severe disruption after the Channel Tunnel was closed following a fire on a lorry. Lorry fire closes Channel Tunnel 2015-01-17T05:00:00Z The vehicle went through the Channel Tunnel to England, then headed towards London and joined the M25. Migrant hidden under lorry dies on M25 2014-12-13T05:00:00Z Between them, the Channel Tunnel, Three Gorges Dam and Boston’s Big Dig managed to cost over $50 billion more than originally planned. Major International Construction Projects That Went Billions Over-Budget [Infographic] 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z Static traffic waiting to board the Channel Tunnel shuttle trains could be targeted. Calais migrants 'may target tourists' 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z A British high-speed line had been envisaged in the Channel Tunnel Act of 1987. The 'Delectable' Eurostar Turns 20 in Style Eurotunnel, which transports vehicles and freight through the Channel Tunnel, said the alarm had been raised when two CO2 detectors were triggered at 11:25 GMT. Lorry fire closes Channel Tunnel 2015-01-17T05:00:00Z HS1 is a link from London to the Channel Tunnel on the South-east tip of England linking Paris and Brussels. Self-Driving Cars Could Undermine British $80 Billion Rail Project 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z It will be nearly as wide as the Channel Tunnel, and parts of it will be the deepest tunnel ever bored in the city. Smelling sweet 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z More than 300 trains - including passenger shuttles, truck shuttles, goods trains and Eurostar trains - use the Channel Tunnel every day. Calais migrants 'may target tourists' 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z The Channel Tunnel Rail Link, as it was not very snappily known, was finished in 2007 at a cost of about £6bn, reducing the London-Paris journey time by 40 minutes to two hours fifteen minutes. The 'Delectable' Eurostar Turns 20 in Style He cites a more modern project, the Channel Tunnel, which has been a financial disaster not just for the original investors. Should we build just like the Victorians did? 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z A century ago Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote a short story about the threat of starvation in Britain - caused by enemy submarines - and the need for a Channel Tunnel. Arthur Conan Doyle's eerie vision of the future of war 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z He refused to say how many migrants outsmart the scanners, CO2 detectors and other technology used on trucks and planted through the Channel Tunnel. Migrants clash in France as camp tensions soar 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z It follows a day of disruption on Monday when a train broke down in the Channel Tunnel. Eurostar cancels further trains 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z In June, Froome became the first person to ride through the Channel Tunnel in a time of about 55 minutes, covering 50 kilometers from the Eurotunnel terminal at Folkestone to Calais. 5 things to know about the Tour de France 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z The 20-year-old was stopped by officers based at the Channel Tunnel in Folkestone, Kent, as he attempted to board a train for Calais on Tuesday. Khat arrest believed to be UK first 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z It wasn't until 1994 - 80 years after Conan Doyle's story - that today's Channel Tunnel finally opened. Arthur Conan Doyle's eerie vision of the future of war 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z It is 20 years since the Channel Tunnel was officially opened. Channel Tunnel at 20: In numbers 2014-05-05T23:19:18Z "To deliver the Channel Tunnel was actually remarkable," says Ben Roscrow, co-author of The Channel Tunnel Story. Rabies and other Channel Tunnel fears 2014-05-05T09:20:07Z Channel Tunnel rail services are due to return to normal today after being hit by severe disruption on Thursday. Channel Tunnel trains 'run as normal' 2014-04-18T04:44:39Z The operation, with Kent Police, involves parking lorries on the M20 coast-bound when the Channel Tunnel, English Channel or Dover port are shut. Ferries affected by France strike 2014-04-03T07:01:55Z It was the second successive day of disruption for the Channel Tunnel high-speed train company. Eurostar evacuated after engine fire 2014-03-28T13:01:39Z Channel Tunnel The Channel Tunnel was undoubtedly one of the grander transport projects in recent British history. Big infrastructure projects: Before and after 2013-10-29T12:05:10Z When the Channel Tunnel was under construction, there were some bold predictions about what the consequences there might be. Rabies and other Channel Tunnel fears 2014-05-05T09:20:07Z The Channel Tunnel, for example, stretches for more than 30 miles. Readers' big infrastructure projects 2013-09-11T01:39:47Z Groupe Eurotunnel SA, operator of the Channel Tunnel between Britain and France, rejects most requests to enter its service tunnel because of safety concerns. Riddle: Why Is a Job Boring So Much Better Than a Boring Job? 2013-08-26T03:15:54Z According to Mike Black, Crossrail's top soil engineer and a Channel Tunnel veteran, the London project is more complex. A very big dig 2013-08-01T09:35:13Z Back in the 1980s, there was widespread hostility to the building of the Channel Tunnel, including the difficult question of where the spoil would be dumped. Could the white cliffs become a mine? 2013-07-29T00:14:31Z The current regulator, the Channel Tunnel Intergovernmental Commission, is not independent because it includes officials appointed by the French and British governments, the European Commission said. Fares for English Channel Tunnel Are Too High, Europe Says 2013-06-20T18:10:02Z The EC also said that freight companies are put off using the Channel Tunnel because of the "excessive" charges, preferring to send their goods by road, which causes traffic congestion and pollution. Eurotunnel accused of overcharging 2013-06-20T04:02:27Z There is evidence to back the predictions, the DfT spokesman said, highlighting the reliability of HS1 - the high-speed link between London and the Channel Tunnel. Quantifying the benefits of HS2 2013-05-17T13:04:20Z Eiffel Tower completion Channel Tunnel breakthrough WWI armistice Which two politicians had a famous meeting at 127 Upper Street, north London? 7 questions on famous meetings 2013-05-01T01:31:04Z The same thing happened with the Channel Tunnel rail link, which could have been finished in 2003 but was done in two phases, he says. 20 reasons why it can take 20 years to build a railway 2013-01-29T13:11:59Z And yet, it took 13 years from the opening of the Channel Tunnel to complete the High Speed Rail link to London. Who claimed most credit for the Olympics? 2012-10-10T17:22:23Z EC said Eurotunnel's excessive charges are passed onto passengers Passengers travelling through the Channel Tunnel are being overcharged, according to the European Commission. Eurotunnel accused of overcharging 2013-06-20T04:02:27Z And yet it took 13 years from the opening of the Channel Tunnel to complete the high-speed rail link to London. Ed Balls vows to 'rebuild Britain anew' 2012-10-01T18:51:26Z And yet, it took 13 years from the opening of the Channel Tunnel to complete the high speed rail link to London. Ed Balls conjures up spirit of 1945 with pledge to rebuild UK infrastructure 2012-10-01T13:50:49Z The building of HS1 - the Channel Tunnel rail link - was completed 16 years after Michael Heseltine first announced it to the Conservative Party Conference in 1991. 20 reasons why it can take 20 years to build a railway 2013-01-29T13:11:59Z Emerging from the Channel Tunnel, I popped into a newsagent in Calais and bought a Sim for a major French telecoms operator for 10 euros. Online on holiday - expensive and risky 2012-08-23T02:03:12Z Eurotunnel is a private company owned by the investors who paid for and now run the Channel Tunnel. Eurotunnel accused of overcharging 2013-06-20T04:02:27Z Think of the wonders of continental amity that were supposed to flow from the Channel Tunnel. Broadband: taking the right road to a high-speed Britain 2012-08-04T23:06:27Z Heather Hale will carry the flame at the entrance of the Channel Tunnel in Folkstone. Olympic flame to travel to Dover 2012-07-18T07:28:13Z Ruse says that there are profound differences between the Channel Tunnel and the new line. 20 reasons why it can take 20 years to build a railway 2013-01-29T13:11:59Z It might, for example, be possible to finish the second stage in South Yorkshire, transfer south by car to a start point for a stage finishing within reach of the Channel Tunnel. Yorkshire in the running to host Grand Depart of 2014 Tour de France 2012-06-25T21:46:44Z The Channel Tunnel scheme was then unborn in the brains of future projectors. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z The U.K.’s first high-speed rail line, connecting central London to the Channel Tunnel, was completed in 2007. U.K. Gives Go-Ahead to High-Speed Rail From London to North 2012-01-10T10:29:02Z Eurostar Group Ltd., which runs trains through the Channel Tunnel, said passengers will experience delays at check-in in Paris and Brussels “in particular in the afternoon.” U.K. Public-Sector Strike Threatens Airports, Closes Schools 2011-11-30T07:49:15Z The Channel Tunnel rail link involved building the longest high speed viaduct in the world across the Medway. 20 reasons why it can take 20 years to build a railway 2013-01-29T13:11:59Z Just as some few poltroons in your sea-girt isle at present oppose the Channel Tunnel, which yet, in good time, will doubtless become as benign an actuality as the Suez Canal itself. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, November 5, 1887 2011-09-19T02:00:10.183Z At 103 kilometers long, it will be over twice as long as the Channel Tunnel between England and France. Russia Reportedly Planning to Build Tunnel Under Bering Strait 2011-09-09T03:56:19Z That completed one of the most significant — or, at least, costly — pieces of underwater infrastructure in Europe since the Channel Tunnel opened two decades ago. Flow Starts in Gas Pipeline From Russia to Germany 2011-09-06T20:05:25Z Mr Hoyland, who was also involved with building the Channel Tunnel, said the Hindhead Tunnel is one of the most technologically advanced in the world. Tunnel vision 2011-07-27T05:58:43Z Before any construction work could begin, archaeologists employed by the Channel Tunnel Rail Link project were charged with investigating areas of Kent, Essex and London. 20 reasons why it can take 20 years to build a railway 2013-01-29T13:11:59Z The UK and German governments have dismissed French objections, insisting that distributed traction trains had been approved by the regulator, the Channel Tunnel Intergovernmental Commission, in March last year. French train maker refuses to admit defeat over ?537m Eurostar deal 2011-07-06T18:30:15Z From the cliff-top, a steep and winding stairway cut in the chalk leads down to the beach and the Dover coal mine and the beginnings of the Channel Tunnel. The Dover Road Annals of an Ancient Turnpike 2011-07-04T02:00:17.130Z It was designed and built in seven years and at the time was the second biggest engineering project in Europe after the Channel Tunnel. How can a road cost ?131m a mile? 2011-06-27T09:49:44Z The company has also overseen the construction of the Hoover Dam in the US, the Channel Tunnel linking Britain and France and the Athens Metro. Private business 2011-04-25T23:14:33Z And to build a railway you need far more land than the line itself will occupy, says Ben Ruse, a spokesman for HS1, also known as the Channel Tunnel Rail Link. 20 reasons why it can take 20 years to build a railway 2013-01-29T13:11:59Z The additional sums will come, the government hopes, from sale of assets, such as the high-speed rail link between London and the Channel Tunnel. Budget paints in green and brown 2011-03-23T14:19:03Z The establishment of this method of transport between England and France has been urged in opposition to the Channel Tunnel scheme. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z Eurotunnel said the loss was due to a dispute with insurers over payments arising from a fire in the Channel Tunnel in September 2008. Eurotunnel reports 57m euro loss 2011-03-04T09:54:52Z He said the new terminal would "completely regenerate the area" and connect Birmingham with cities in the north and south of England as well as with the rest of Europe through the Channel Tunnel. Rail plan 'to create 8,000 jobs' 2011-01-27T15:28:13Z If the Channel Tunnel could be made so that it could only be used by the English, it would be commenced to-morrow. English Pharisees and French Crocodiles and Other Anglo-French Typical Characters 2010-12-20T17:12:04.833Z The Channel Tunnel Safety Authority, which advises the French and British regulators overseeing the tunnel, recommended in March that this rule be relaxed to allow for distributed traction trains. Siemens Wins Battle of Fast Trains 2010-10-07T19:59:00Z Channel Tunnel traffic between Paris and London was functioning normally, it said. Strikers Snarl Transportation in France 2010-09-23T09:47:00Z A levy could also be placed on energy bills, and money from the sale of assets such as the Channel Tunnel rail link could also be handed to the GIB. Government commission urges rapid setting up of Green Investment Bank 2010-06-29T17:51:00Z An education centre will also be built on Samphire Hoe, the area of land made from soil dug from the Channel Tunnel. Lottery funding for White Cliffs 2010-05-20T08:00:00Z Eurostar laid on six extra trains through the Channel Tunnel on Monday, amounting to about 5,500 additional seats. New rules to aid ash flight chaos 2010-05-17T21:59:00Z Also included in the sale is a private networks business that delivers power to sites including London Underground, Heathrow airport and the Channel Tunnel under decades-long contracts. EDF networks sale advances, National Grid out: sources 2010-03-31T14:21:00Z The heavily trailed "green infrastructure fund" will use £1bn from the proceeds of selling off the Channel Tunnel rail link. Budget 2010: Darling uses deficit to attack Tories ? but will it save his job? 2010-03-25T05:30:00Z The bank would be kick-started with £1bn from the sale of assets like the Channel Tunnel, combined with £1bn of private cash. Harrabin's Notes 2010-03-24T20:35:00Z Half will come from the asset sales, including the Channel Tunnel rail link, with the rest matched by private investment. Budget 2010: Chancellor's statement in full 2010-03-24T14:11:00Z Crash disruption A total of 2,500 passengers were stuck in the Channel Tunnel for up to five-and-a-half hours while a further 100,000 were stranded over the weekend before Christmas because of the delays. Eurostar breakdown sparks rescue 2010-02-22T10:13:00Z It also said the company had to improve communication during emergencies in the Channel Tunnel. 2010-02-12T16:25:00Z About 2,000 passengers were trapped in the Channel Tunnel when several Eurostar trains broke down on the weekend of 18 to 20 December. 2010-01-20T07:20:00Z But a thunder-clap was about to fall upon the unsuspecting country from a blue sky, and the Channel Tunnel, which had inspired its misguided leaders with a baseless confidence, was destined to inflict the shock. Punch, or the London Charivari. Volume 93. August 27, 1887 The destruction of the Channel Tunnel, ten years of effort wasted, millions of pounds swallowed up: this was evidently a calamity! The Tremendous Event He became oratorical about the Channel Tunnel, and he told them stories of remarkable borings on both sides of the sea. Changing Winds A Novel On the evening of Dec. 18, five trains broke down in the 31-mile Channel Tunnel, the only land link between Britain and the European continent. 2010-02-12T16:25:00Z At the end of the war I suppose the Channel Tunnel will be made. Another Sheaf Someone will get a trifle tired of Home Rule, the Channel Tunnel, and General Booth. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 104, January 7, 1893 It is just at this time that the submarine Channel Tunnel scheme possesses peculiar interest for the thoughtful. Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo Comprising a Tour Through North and South Italy and Sicily with a Short Account of Malta "When is the Government going to commence operations in connection with the Channel Tunnel?" asks a correspondent in a daily paper. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, November 24, 1920 The various attempts to swim or cycle across the Channel having proved unsuccessful, we hear that interest is again being revived in the proposed Channel Tunnel. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-09-08 We understand that it has now been decided that the Ex-Kaiser will travel to England for his trial by way of the Channel Tunnel. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, July 14th, 1920 His speech about Dover Cliff, generally supposed to convey some allusion to the Channel Tunnel, was excellently delivered, and certainly after Lear, "on the spear side," Mr. Terriss must take the Goodeley Cake. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, November 19, 1892 Here indeed—minus the dreaded sea above us—was an experience of the horrid discomfort of the insanely wished-for Channel Tunnel, and I heartily prayed the scheme might never be accomplished. Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo Comprising a Tour Through North and South Italy and Sicily with a Short Account of Malta Then, if a careless House some day Permit the Channel Tunnel boring, Think how this railway line would pay; If you had shares you'd cease deploring. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 102, May 28, 1892 Is there any objection to the construction of the Channel Tunnel? Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, December 5, 1891 Lord TANNEL-CHUNNEL, pending settlement of question about making his Channel Tunnel, is promoting new trunk line of railway. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, March 28, 1891 It constitutes such a bogey as the Channel Tunnel scheme once was: each side sits jealously at its own end, anticipating hostile enterprises from the other. The First Hundred Thousand Yet we were blindly intent on making the Channel Tunnel, foolishly supposing it would convert our sullen neighbour into a sincere friend and commercial ally. Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo Comprising a Tour Through North and South Italy and Sicily with a Short Account of Malta They are certainly the smallest carriages for passengers that have ever been built; and the builder even prophesies that these will be the first to enter into England through the Channel Tunnel. Scientific American Supplement, No. 446, July 19, 1884 In England this has been chiefly discussed of late in connection with the Channel Tunnel, where, however, the conditions are comparatively simple. Scientific American Supplement, No. 417, December 29, 1883 But I was unable or unwilling to go—probably unwilling because of overwork, and dislike to commit myself to the Channel Tunnel project. The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 1 Should there be an Academy of Literature? or a Channel Tunnel? Without Prejudice But why have we never consented to the Channel Tunnel being made? The Coming Conquest of England It is still so entirely insular that it shudders at the thought of the Channel Tunnel. War and the future: Italy, France and Britain at war Later: 'I converted the Prince of Wales to oppose the Channel Tunnel.' The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 1 |
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