Channel Tunnel Group and Venturers propose English Channel crossing

Title

Channel Tunnel Group and Venturers propose English Channel crossing

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

1 Dec 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:03:37

Description

Report on proposals for the Channel Tunnel. Includes interviews with London Central Europe MP, Sir David Nicholson, who is leading the European Channel Tunnel Group, and Ian MacGregor of British Steel, who leads the Venturers Group. The Tunnel Group is proposing a rail-only tunnel while the Venturers are proposing a series of islands with an 11-mile tunnel in the middle to carry a motorway. Male reporter not identified. Possibly part of a programme in the series, Decision Makers.

Contributors

Ian MacGregor; David Nicholson

Keywords

English Channel; Channel tunnels; Channel Tunnel Group; Underwater tunnels; Venturers

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