ABSTRACT

The Channel Tunnel is a huge construction project, employing over 14,000 people at peak, and costing over 11 billion of private money. It has succeeded in spite of great financial, political and techncial difficulties, and a fundamentally flawed contract. This book tells the story of the project, based on the coverage in Construction News and with

chapter 1|8 pages

The end of a dream

chapter 2|13 pages

A fait accompli ?

chapter 3|7 pages

The race for the mandate

chapter 4|7 pages

Sherwood’s surprise

chapter 5|8 pages

Concessions and treaties

chapter 6|9 pages

Money and politics

chapter 7|7 pages

Planning and designs

chapter 8|8 pages

Morton takes charge

chapter 9|8 pages

High risk, high return

chapter 10|10 pages

10The contractors start work

chapter 11|14 pages

11All change at TML

chapter 12|10 pages

12Tragedy strikes

chapter 13|16 pages

13The £1 billion row

chapter 14|9 pages

14Building the Channel Tunnel

chapter 15|3 pages

15King of the tunnels

chapter 16|10 pages

16TML’s £1.4 billion bill

chapter 17|3 pages

17History man

chapter 18|11 pages

18More talks but no trains

chapter 19|7 pages

19Brussels backs Eurotunnel

chapter 20|11 pages

20Bombardier’s bombshell

chapter 21|4 pages

21Hail to the chief

chapter 22|6 pages

22Site warfare breaks out

chapter 23|4 pages

23The slow train to France