Radical change of route fo Channel Tunnel rail link

Title

Radical change of route fo Channel Tunnel rail link

Genre

Interview

TX Date

8 Mar 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:04:47

Description

Two linked clips of the same interview of British Rail board member John Welsby on the radically changed plans for the Channel Tunnel rail link route following extensive protests. Wellsby says it’s a sounder environmental plan, although will cost an extra half billion pounds which will be funded internally and via private investor consortia. Also speaks of the consultation process with protest groups and safety measures for the high speed trains. Male interviewer not identified. For Billboard programme.

Contributors

John Welsby

Keywords

British Rail; Rail safety; Trains; Environment; Channel tunnels; Environmental conservation; Railway construction; Human activities effects; Building costs; Billboard

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