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    The Channel Tunnel (French: Tunnel sous la Manche), sometimes referred to informally as the Chunnel, is a 50.46-kilometre (31.35 mi) undersea railway tunnel...
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    Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel (CBBT, officially the Lucius J. Kellam Jr. Bridge–Tunnel) is a 17.6-mile (28.3 km) bridge–tunnel that crosses the mouth...
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  • for a tunnel across the North Channel. In 1980, John Biggs-Davison suggested European Economic Community involvement in a North Channel tunnel; Philip...
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  • There have been several fires in vehicles being transported through the Channel Tunnel since its opening in 1994. As of 2022[update] all were caused by lorries...
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    legally the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL), is a 109.9-kilometre (68.3-mile) high-speed railway linking London with the Channel Tunnel. It is part of...
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  • French politician and the lower half of a British prostitute in the Channel Tunnel at the midpoint between France and the UK. The killer is nicknamed the...
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    A tunnel boring machine (TBM), also known as a "mole", is a machine used to excavate tunnels. Tunnels are excavated through hard rock, wet or dry soil...
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  • (such as the Channel Tunnel or the Seikan Tunnel) being electrified rail tunnels. Various methods are used to construct underwater tunnels, including an...
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    vehicles (HGVs) and their drivers caught fire while travelling through the Channel Tunnel. The fire lasted for sixteen hours and reached temperatures of up to...
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    The Channel Tunnel fire of 18 November 1996 occurred on a train carrying Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) and their drivers through the Channel Tunnel from...
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