Channel Tunnel rail link route decided

Title

Channel Tunnel rail link route decided

Genre

Interview

TX Date

9 Oct 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:06:01

Description

Mike Carlton interviews British Rail’s Director for the Channel Tunnel rail link Southerly route, Gil Howarth. He is disappointed by the Government’s decision the route will go through East London to King’s Cross rather than through Kent to South London, and the Ashford station will be a cheap temporary affair. He says it will be more expensive, take longer to build, require an additional station at Stratford and does not provide value for money.

Contributors

Mike Carlton; Gil Howarth

Keywords

Politics; London; British Rail; Kent; Railway services; Channel tunnels; Railway lines; Railway construction; Stratford; Eurotunnel; Ashford

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