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Channel Tunnel
A Dictionary of British History
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Channel Tunnel The earliest detailed proposal for a tunnel dates from the peace of
Amiens in 1802, suggesting two tunnels with horse‐drawn vehicles and stabling facilities. Mercifully it was not built. The invention of railways made the project more practical. The London, Chatham, and Dover Company made some exploratory digs and an English Channel Company was formed in 1872. In 1966, the prime ministers of France and Britain pledged themselves to have the tunnel built. Work began in December 1987 and the tunnelling was completed by June 1991. The official opening by President Mitterrand and Queen Elizabeth II was in May 1994. After a series of embarrassing and entertaining mishaps, the first travellers passed through in November 1994.
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CHANNEL TUNNEL RAIL LINK: Last of main civils contracts awarded for CTRL.
M2 Presswire; 4/2/1999; 700+ words
; ...PRESSWIRE-2 April 1999-CHANNEL TUNNEL RAIL LINK: Last of...of Ashford and the Channel Tunnel terminal at Cheriton. For...around the existing Saltwood tunnel and Dollands Moor freight yard...connections to the Channel Tunnel itself are deep inside the...roadworks * 2 cut and ...
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The channel tunnel, 1955-75: When the Sleeping Beauty woke up
Magazine article from: The Journal of Transport History; 3/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...will reassess the role of the Channel Tunnel Study Group in the light of new...per cent of the capital of the Channel Tunnel Company Ltd, and customarily...He was a director of the French Channel tunnel company and the great-grandson...
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Channel Tunnel Visions, 1850-1945: Dreams and Nightmares.
Magazine article from: Contemporary Review; 6/1/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...its main financial investor. Channel Tunnel literature was so much a partisan...Underground: a New Survey of the Channel Tunnel Question (Pall Mall Press...For many years the subject of a Channel Tunnel remained like Bills on blood sports...
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CHANNEL TUNNEL RAIL LINK: New Press Officer for Channel Tunnel Rail Link.
M2 Presswire; 6/10/1999; 700+ words
; M2 PRESSWIRE-10 June 1999-CHANNEL TUNNEL RAIL LINK: New Press Officer...and Systra. The link from the Channel Tunnel to London's St Pancras station...and the present journey to the Channel Tunnel will be reduced by up to 20 minutes...
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Channel Tunnel: Into reality from realm of dreams
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 5/6/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...first dreamed up the idea of a Channel tunnel, back in 1802 when the Emperor...The prototype for today's tunnel, twin rail tunnels bored through the chalk under...modesty. His vision made the tunnel merely the centre of a web of...
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CHANNEL TUNNEL RAIL LINK: Underground purchase for Tu Tunnel Link.
M2 Presswire; 9/22/1999; 700+ words
; ...PRESSWIRE-22 September 1999-CHANNEL TUNNEL RAIL LINK: Underground purchase for Tunnel Link (C)1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...company building the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, today sent 2...the route of the rail link tunnels between Islington and Dagenham...
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An English Channel tunnel at last? // After 26 false starts, it could happen - engineers already have a target date: May 15, 1993
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 9/25/1987; ; 700+ words
; ...moat" - the English Channel - is about to be undermined...via a 31-mile double tunnel from Cheriton, just...rocket the length of the tunnels in barely 15 minutes...this time, the channel tunnel will succeed. British...first proposed a channel tunnel link with ...
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Security goes underwater. (safeguarding passenger travel in the Channel Tunnel)
Magazine article from: Security Management; 10/1/1992; ; 700+ words
; THE OPENING OF THE CHANNEL TUNNEL HAS BEEN postponed from June...long-distance, underwater tunnels have been constructed, but...scheme designed by the Channel Tunnel Group--France-Manche...channel link will consist of two tunnels, each with a 7.3-meter...
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CHANNEL TUNNEL RAIL LINK: Replanting starts on Channel Tunnel Rail Link route.
M2 Presswire; 6/8/1999; 700+ words
; M2 PRESSWIRE-8 June 1999-CHANNEL TUNNEL RAIL LINK: Replanting starts...and Systra. The link from the Channel Tunnel to London's St Pancras will...and the present journey to the Channel Tunnel will be reduced by up to 20 minutes...
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Why are Channel Tunnel repairs taking so long and is it still vulnerable?
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 10/16/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...ever to get across the Channel. So, you are in the tunnel and your train is on fire...We call it the Channel Tunnel when actually is not one tunnel, but three - one each...gap between the two main tunnels, so a fire or explosion...
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Channel Tunnel
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Channel Tunnel popularly called...Chunnel," a three-tunnel railroad connection...Calais, France. The tunnels are 31 mi (50 km...There are two rail tunnels, each 25 ft (7...diameter, and a central tunnel, 16 ft (4.8 m...
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tunnel
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Alps, for many years the longest railway tunnel in the world, consists of two parallel single-line tunnels (both 12.3 mi/19.8 km) with connecting tunnels at short intervals. The Channel Tunnel (Chunnel) under the English Channel is...
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tunnels
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Earth
...over a mile of a Channel tunnel in the late 1800s...Preformed linings for tunnels were first developed...concrete keep the tunnel stable until a final...put in place. The Channel Tunnel, with 102 km of main tunnels and 51 km of service...
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Tunnel
Book article from: How Products Are Made
...One of the most anticipated tunnels was the Channel Tunnel. Completed in 1994, this tunnel connects Great Britain to Europe...three, 31-mi (50-km) long tunnels (two one-way and one service tunnel). Twenty-three miles (37...
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Carpal Tunnel Release
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery: A Guide for Patients and Caregivers
Carpal tunnel release Definition A carpal tunnel release is a surgical procedure...nerve located inside the carpal tunnel, an area in the wrist that supplies...Description The carpal tunnel is a channel inside the hand, on the palm side...
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