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... 41 KB (4,572 words) - 21:37, 22 April 2024 |
for a tunnel across the North Channel. In 1980, John Biggs-Davison suggested European Economic Community involvement in a North Channel tunnel; Philip... 40 KB (4,368 words) - 18:55, 3 April 2024 |
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... 858 bytes (172 words) - 18:00, 6 October 2022 |
High Speed 1 (redirect from Channel Tunnel rail link) 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... 117 KB (10,359 words) - 19:19, 27 April 2024 |
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... 60 KB (5,423 words) - 03:56, 26 April 2024 |
(such as the Channel Tunnel or the Seikan Tunnel) being electrified rail tunnels. Various methods are used to construct underwater tunnels, including an... 22 KB (1,280 words) - 17:08, 6 March 2024 |
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... 34 KB (4,028 words) - 20:23, 24 April 2024 |
Getlink (redirect from Euro tunnel) based in Paris that manages and operates the infrastructure of the Channel Tunnel between France and the United Kingdom, operates the LeShuttle railway... 36 KB (3,306 words) - 13:54, 6 April 2024 |
not a tunnel, though some recent tunnels have used immersed tube construction techniques rather than traditional tunnel boring methods. A tunnel may be... 98 KB (11,941 words) - 11:31, 30 April 2024 |
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... 18 KB (2,189 words) - 19:13, 30 April 2024 |
Pedal cycles in the Channel Tunnel are normally allowed to cross the Channel Tunnel fixed link between the United Kingdom and France only by using the... 13 KB (1,311 words) - 20:09, 1 January 2024 |
materials science. Existing major tunnels, such as the Channel Tunnel, Seikan Tunnel and the Gotthard Base Tunnel, despite using less expensive technology... 8 KB (846 words) - 22:10, 19 October 2023 |
Eurostar (category Channel Tunnel) formed from the merger of Eurostar, which operated trains through the Channel Tunnel to the United Kingdom, and Thalys which operated in Western Europe.... 143 KB (12,522 words) - 22:03, 22 April 2024 |
the Channel Tunnel, at the midpoint between France and the UK. The renewal for a second series was announced on 15 February 2015. Titled The Tunnel: Sabotage... 45 KB (1,092 words) - 11:28, 8 April 2024 |
Australia. Channel Islands, an archipelago in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy Channel Tunnel or Chunnel, a rail tunnel underneath... 5 KB (639 words) - 10:54, 19 October 2023 |
France–United Kingdom border (section Channel migrants) maritime border that stretches along the Channel, the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The Channel Tunnel links the two countries underground and is... 13 KB (1,201 words) - 12:51, 18 October 2023 |
The Fort Point Channel Tunnel is a tunnel underneath the South Boston Streets and Fort Point Channel. It was built using a casting basin. It was built... 2 KB (116 words) - 05:07, 26 April 2024 |
Strait of Gibraltar crossing (redirect from Gibraltar Tunnel) for a railway tunnel. According to the company, the main differences between the construction of this tunnel and that of the Channel Tunnel, linking France... 16 KB (1,832 words) - 13:08, 21 April 2024 |
land created from the rock excavated during the construction of the Channel Tunnel. It covers a 74-acre (30 ha) site at the foot of Shakespeare Cliff,... 35 KB (4,005 words) - 17:50, 21 April 2024 |
up tunnel in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A tunnel is an underground passage such as: Bridge-tunnel Canal tunnel Channel tunnel Escape tunnel Immersed... 5 KB (540 words) - 09:12, 13 October 2023 |
Night Ferry (section Channel Tunnel) English Channel. Plans to build the Channel Tunnel were scrapped in the 1970s on cost grounds. This gave the Night Ferry a short reprieve; a tunnel would... 16 KB (1,762 words) - 00:02, 2 January 2024 |
LeShuttle (category Channel Tunnel) motorcycles) and passengers (including some animals) by rail through the Channel Tunnel. Freight vehicles are carried in separate shuttle trains hauled by the... 13 KB (1,682 words) - 18:35, 21 December 2023 |
High-speed rail in Europe (section Channel Tunnel) Paris to the Belgian border and the Channel Tunnel via Lille, was opened. Initial travel times through the tunnel from London to Paris and Brussels were... 175 KB (14,588 words) - 06:29, 24 April 2024 |