UNDER WATER RAIL TRANSPORT BETWEEN ENGLAND AND FRANCE 1987 JULY 29

UNDER WATER RAIL TRANSPORT 

BETWEEN ENGLAND AND FRANCE 1987 JULY 29

இங்கிலாந்தையும் பிரான்ஸ் நாட்டையும் கடலுக்கு அடியில் சுரங்கம் அமைத்து ரயில் விட 1802 லிருந்து முயற்சி மேற்கொள்ளப்பட்டு 1987 JULY 29 இல் மார்க்ரெட் தாட்சர் SIGNED DOCUMENT

Key dates
* 1802: Albert Mathieu put forward a cross-Channel tunnel proposal.
1875: The Channel Tunnel Company Ltd[23] began preliminary trials
1882: The Abbot's Cliff heading had reached 897 yards (820 m) and that at Shakespeare Cliff was 2,040 yards (1,870 m) in length
January 1975: A UK–France government-backed scheme, that started in 1974, was cancelled

February 1986:The Treaty of Canterbury was signed, allowing the project to proceed
June 1988: First tunnelling commenced in France
December 1988: UK TBM commenced operation
December 1990: Service tunnel broke through under the Channel
May 1994: Tunnel formally opened by Queen Elizabeth II and President Mitterrand
Mid-1994: Freight and passenger trains commenced operation