http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standa...ire/article.do
Whilst it seems the fire was quite severe (it went on for 17 hours; consuming 700 metres of tunnel etc):
Whilst it seems the fire was quite severe (it went on for 17 hours; consuming 700 metres of tunnel etc):
All Shuttle and Eurostar train services through the tunnel have been suspended since 3pm yesterday. There is no indication when they will resume but Eurotunnel, the French company that owns the tunnel, said it hoped to start running a limited service later today. A spokesman said that once Eurotunnel was allowed back in it would attempt to start services in the unaffected south tunnel "within hours".
This will allow about half the normal timetable to be operated. Trains can also be run through intact sections of the damaged north tunnel, switching over to the south tunnel to bypass the site of the fire.
He said this arrangement would allow a near normal service, although it would add five to 10 minutes to journey times. It is likely to be weeks before the north tunnel is fully reopened.
This will allow about half the normal timetable to be operated. Trains can also be run through intact sections of the damaged north tunnel, switching over to the south tunnel to bypass the site of the fire.
He said this arrangement would allow a near normal service, although it would add five to 10 minutes to journey times. It is likely to be weeks before the north tunnel is fully reopened.
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