New route for Channel Tunnel rail link

Title

New route for Channel Tunnel rail link

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

9 Mar 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:03:02

Description

Kay Oliver reports on British Rail throwing out plans for Channel Tunnel rail link routes and replacing them with one new line and how the change is a victory for some of the protest groups and safety on the route for high speed trains. Interviews on the decision from Simon Hughes, Lib Dem MP; John Welsby, British Rail; Edward Heath, Conservative MP; Richard Monteith of Dulwich Against the Rail Link group.

Contributors

Edward Heath; Simon Hughes; John Welsby; Kay Oliver; Richard Monteith

Keywords

London; British Rail; Railways; Protests; Rail safety; Channel tunnels; Railway construction; Human activities effects

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