| The complicated and still evolving story of a railway system that is the complete antithesis of the meandering country routes normally featured here. Written by someone who has had a fairly close professional interest in the project, it is a well researched and referenced compendium of the Channel Tunnel's conception, construction and operation. It also explains in detail the infrastructure and operational ramifications that the tunnel has created, together with an intelligent explanation and discussion of the wider issues that more than a decade of operation have raised. It seems sad that there appears to be no celebration, in the UK at least, of the huge engineering achievement and great potential of the tunnel. We would rather squabble about the route of the high speed link and focus on our follies. Perhaps its use as part of the Olympics in 2012 will help redress the balance? |
