Fire in channel tunnel caused serious damage

The Channel Tunnel, which reopened yesterday after a fire, has now been reported to have reached temperatures of 1,800 degrees."The fire, which broke out on Thursday on a France-bound freight shuttle train...

Channel Tunnel set to reopen after fire as passengers tell of escape

Reports are now coming through that the channel tunnel is now open to freight traffic. This is different from earlier reports that the tunnel might be closed to freight for up to 6 months."The Channel Tunnel...

'Serious fire' in Eurotunnel - service still suspended

UPDATE: 9:30AM PSTService remains suspended as officials gauge the full extent of the damage.UPDATE: 4:10PM PSTSome injuries have been reported and hundreds of passengers have been left stranded." Eurotunnel...

Chunnel makes first ever profit

Here’s an interesting item from Euronews from yesterday, seems that at long last the chunnel has turned a profit! Eurotunnel, the operator of the underwater train tunnel linking Britain to continental Europe,...

Banks compete to finance Eurotunnel debt (AP)

" PARIS - Citigroup and a consortium of Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank have submitted competing bids to finance a deal restructuring Eurotunnel's staggering debt, the operator of the undersea rail tunnel linking Britain and France said Sunday. The Anglo-French company is to...

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