Sir Richard Branson’s company said there are ‘no more major hurdles to overcome’ for it to launch services rivalling Eurostar ...

Engineers are celebrating the 10th anniversary of the breakthrough of the Channel Tunnel, which established the first fixed link between Britain and Europe since the Ice Age. Here are 10 ...

“The Channel Tunnel – Life on the Inside” is a four-part documentary series about the people who keep the busiest railway system in the world going. The Channel Tunnel has been open for 25 year ...

Model, showing how the first tunnel was built below a navigable waterway. Described at the time as the Eighth Wonder of the World., this is the ancestor of the Channel Tunnel. Constructed by Sir ...

Getlink, the company that manages the Channel Tunnel itself, has also stated its desire to increase services to a greater range of cities on the Continent. Together, they have agreed to work to ...

a road tunnel, and even the Channel Tunnel. “Because of the deep waters, a typical bored tunnel beneath the seabed would be difficult,” explained Bencker. “Instead, engineers might consider ...

In April 1929 Prime Minister Baldwin appointed a Committee "to examine and report on the economic aspects of proposals for the construction of a Channel tunnel or other new form of cross-Channel ...

The Channel Tunnel is an undersea railway tunnel which connects the UK and France via Kent and Calais, beneath the English Channel. Having opened in 1994, it has the longest underwater section of ...

The Channel Tunnel linking Britain with France is one of the seven wonders of the modern world but what did it take to build the longest undersea tunnel ever constructed? We hear from the men and ...