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Channel Tunnel train delay and cancellation 'chaos'
BBC
17 April 2014

> Channel Tunnel rail passengers have faced train cancellations and
> major delays after a series of problems led to a backlog in
> services.
>
> A Eurotunnel train broke down in one tunnel, as a technical issue
> closed the other. Both issues were later fixed.
>
> But delays continued to hit passenger and freight services ahead of
> the busy Easter weekend. A fatality near Lille further delayed
> Eurostar trains.
>
> The BBC's Paul Moss, at the Paris Eurostar, described scenes of
> "chaos".
>
> Eurostar spokesman Leigh Calder said the firm was "incredibly sorry"
> for the disruption, especially as so many passengers were trying to
> get away for the Easter weekend.
>
> He confirmed 14 out of 44 Eurostar trains due to run on Thursday -
> which can each hold 750 passengers - had been cancelled.
>
> Eurostar operates from St Pancras, Ashford and Ebbsfleet in England,
> Paris and Lille in France, and Brussels in Belgium.
>
> Eurotunnel, a separate company, runs a service called le Shuttle
> between Folkestone and Calais.
>
> Eurostar spokesman Leigh Calder: "We are exceptionally sorry... but
> it is out of our control"
>
> A Eurotunnel spokesman said both rail tunnels were now "fully open"
> and services were "getting back to normal".

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Channel Tunnel train delay and cancellation 'chaos'

That's just great. I'm booked for next Thursday! At least I shouldn't have to worry about the certain type of snow that sometimes grounds things to a halt.

Like a bridge UNDER troubled water across "the Pond"...