Chunnel official opening

Title

Chunnel official opening

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

6 May 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:02:40

Description

Iain Ramage reports on the official opening of the Channel Tunnel between France and Britain by Queen Elizabeth II and Francois Mitterrand. Includes excerpts of Queen’s speech; Peter Kendall of European passenger services on safety; Diana Shelley of the pressure group CaliRail(?) says there should not be a new link from London built through Islington; Commercial Director of the Channel Tunnel Christopher Garnett says such a link is vital.

Contributors

Queen Elizabeth II; Diana Shelley; Christopher Garnett; Peter Kendall; Iain Ramage

Keywords

London; Great Britain; Railway transport; France; Queen Elizabeth II; Islington; Francois Mitterrand; Royal family; Royalty; Railway services; Channel tunnels; Travel abroad; Railway construction; Eurostar; Le Shuttle; Calirail

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