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

00:04:25

Description

Transport Minister Roger Freeman discusses the decision to run the Channel Tunnel rail link into Stratford and King’s Cross instead of through Kent to South London as proposed by British Rail and whether it was a politcally-based decision. Interview by Kerry Thomas.

Contributors

Roger Freeman; Kerry Thomas

Keywords

Politics; London; British Rail; Kent; Channel tunnels; Railway lines; Railway construction; Stratford; King’s Cross; Eurotunnel

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