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Trains of thought After 30 years, the Channel tunnel has become a symbol of unfulfilled potential

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the opening of the Channel tunnel, Britain’s first fixed connection to the European mainland since the Channel washed away the land bridge probably about 450,000 years ago. The tunnel was the cause of much celebration.

The possibilities seemed endless and exciting. The Le Shuttle car service between Folkestone and Calais was expected

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