Channel Tunnel
Britishnoun
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They included the Channel Tunnel rail link, a toll bridge across the Thames River, and shares in a uranium-processing company.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026
Bushby said he hoped to begin talks shortly with the operators of the Channel Tunnel, with a view to securing permission to walk along a service tunnel back to the UK.
From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026
Rail traffic through the Channel Tunnel had only resumed on New Year's Eve, after an electricity failure stranded thousands of passengers and even trapped some for a night on a powerless train.
From Barron's • Jan. 5, 2026
Eurostar has cancelled all trains out of London towards Paris, Amsterdam and Brussels until further notice after a power outage in the Channel Tunnel caused major disruption.
From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025
"When is the Government going to commence operations in connection with the Channel Tunnel?" asks a correspondent in a daily paper.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, November 24, 1920 by Seaman, Owen, Sir
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