{"product_id":"railway-magazine-special-supplement-channel-tunnel-update","title":"Railway Magazine Special supplement  Channel Tunnel Update","description":"\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" size=\"4\" style=\"font-family:Arial\"\u003e\n\u003c!-- HTML Generated by Auction Wizard 2000 - http:\/\/www.AuctionWizard2000.com\/ --\u003e\n\n\n\u003c!-- AW2KLOT#:65300 --\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ctable align=\"CENTER\" width=\"98%\" border=\"5\" bordercolor=\"#FF8080\" bgcolor=\"#E80000\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cfont face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\" color=\"#FFBBBB\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"6\" color=\"#FFBBBB\"\u003erailroadtreasures \u003c\/font\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"6\" color=\"#FFBBBB\"\u003eoffers the following:\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003cfont face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"3\" color=\"#FFBBBB\"\u003e  \u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd valign=\"TOP\"\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\n\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd valign=\"TOP\"\u003e\n\u003cfont size=\"3\" color=\"#000000\"\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Calibri;font-size:0.82em;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eChannel Tunnel Update A Railwaym Magazine Special Supplement \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Calibri;font-size:0.82em;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"\u003e4 PREVIOUS TUNNEL SCHEMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Calibri;font-size:0.82em;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eEarliest ideas for the Tunnel; trial digging in the 1870s; early attempts at boring machinery; military objections; post-war revival; economic benefits; Parliamentary problems.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Calibri;font-size:0.82em;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"\u003e7 DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROJECT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Calibri;font-size:0.82em;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"\u003ePost-1975 proposals; the 'Mousehole' plan; Anglo-French Government blessings; competition for the different ideas; approving the Eurotunnel proposals; signing the Treaty; financial arrangements.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Calibri;font-size:0.82em;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"\u003e8 WHO'S WHO\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Calibri;font-size:0.82em;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eThe roles of British Rail, Eurotunnel and Transmanche-Link participants; make-up of the companies involved; project teams; who will run the trains; sector responsibilities.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Calibri;font-size:0.82em;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"\u003e9 BUILDING THE TUNNEL\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Calibri;font-size:0.82em;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eHow the boring machines work; lining the tunnels; disposing of the spoil; the construction trains; British and French site access arrangements; 'cut and cover'; cross-connections in the Tunnel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Calibri;font-size:0.82em;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"\u003e13 HOW THE TUNNEL WILL OPERATE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Calibri;font-size:0.82em;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eThe trains that will run through the Tunnel; rolling stock orders; Customs arrangements; facilities at the passenger terminals; loading arrangements; maintenance and overhaul; safety precautions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Calibri;font-size:0.82em;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"\u003e15 THE RAILWAY CONNECTIONS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Calibri;font-size:0.82em;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eThe major European high-speed routes; passenger and freight flows; inland ports; 'Three Capitals' TGV stock; overnight services; the effect of the single European Market.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Calibri;font-size:0.82em;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"\u003e20 WORK IN PROGRESS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Calibri;font-size:0.82em;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eRates of advance from both sides of the Channel; financial incentives; visiting the workings; a close look at the underground railway systems; seeing the boring machines at work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Calibri;font-size:0.82em;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"\u003e23 FURTHER INFORMATION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Calibri;font-size:0.82em;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eVisiting the Exhibition Centres at Cheriton and Sangatte; finding out about British Rail's high-speed link; keeping up to date with weekly progress reports.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003chr align=\"CENTER\" size=\"3\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\" color=\"#FFBBBB\"\u003eAll pictures are of the actual item.  If this is a railroad item, this material is obsolete and no longer in use by the railroad.  Please email with questions. 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