Train halted in Channel Tunnel, ferry problems at Dover

Eurotunnel
Eurotunnel mouth with freight train source: Getlink

Freight and passenger traffic came to a standstill in the Channel Tunnel and at the busiest cross-channel port of Dover on Monday. A stopped train under the waves, and a lack of ferry services on the waves, left freight and passengers stranded.

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Author: Simon Walton

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1 comment op “Train halted in Channel Tunnel, ferry problems at Dover”

Petrov Ashford|05.04.22|14:22

It is time to build another channel crossing e.g. A bridge/Tunnel similar to the Oresand crossing.

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