ENGLAND -FRANCE TUNNEL COMPLETED 1994 COMMENCED RAIL TRANSPORT
ENGLAND -FRANCE TUNNEL COMPLETED 1994 COMMENCED RAIL TRANSPORT 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 ope...