Earthquakes in Britain or northern France are extremely rare events although they do happen more frequently than many people are aware of. It is just that the majority of them are not of a high enough magnitude to be felt by the population.

Even in the steam era, it was unusual to find anything other than a shunting engine type surviving in everyday use for more than half a century – yet that claim to fame can now be made on behalf of the main line diesel class of which D8000 is the doyen.

Linking the British mainland to Continental Europe.

This is a work of fiction that I hope never comes true. French policemen who guard the Euro Tunnel strike at planned job cuts. Leaving Britain’s front door wide open.

The Channel Tunnel, a tunnel more than 50 kilometres long which goes under the English Channel from France to England, is one of the most significant engineering projects of the 20th century.

Summary of the channel tunnel – limited to one page only.