Channel Tunnel opening:

Channel Tunnel opening:; c)C4N: (Ross,Ian) ENGLAND: Kent: Ashford: EXT LMS Train pulling into station PAN L-R LAMS Train passing sign "Channel Connection Site of Ashford International Station" INT FRANCE LAMS Sign at station "Lille Europe" Lille MS Electronic destination sign board PAN R-L to building works taking place EXT GV New station at Lille under construction GV Ditto ENGLAND: Kent: CMS John Noulton (Eurotunnel) intvwd SOT - It is ironic that we have done the tunnel but we haven't yet done Ashford station Ashford: TGV Building works taking place at Ashford TGV Ditto CMS Chris Ellis (Ashford Business Point) intvwd SOT - The central rail link route is the key CMS John Weaver-Smith (Ashford Chamber of Commerce) intvwd SOT - Many businesses are waiting for investment to come forward LMS Orbital Park sign (Business Park) ZOOM IN CMS Ditto LAGV Service area for truck drivers GV Water and air pumps LAMS Street in Ashford PULL OUT to offices of Eurotunnel Developments Limited LACMS Sign at Eurotunnel Developments LALMS Branch of Credit Lyonnais bank LAMS Sign at bank Dover: TGV Ferry terminal area with ferries sailing off ZOOM IN to P&O boat TGV P&O ferry LAMS Funnel on ferry PAN R-L MS Passenger seats on deck CMS Graeme Dunlop (Chairman, P&O) intvwd SOT - We can easily move a ship away from Dover for a few years INT BOAT CMS Crew on ferry EXT FRANCE: Calais: GV Calais port seen from approaching ferry INT BOAT TCS Boat levers being adjusted EXT CMS Crew member on deck of boat at controls TLMS Dock at Calais seen approaching Lille: TLMS TGV Nord train pulling out of station LAGV New Lille station under construction showing Credit Lyonnais Tower LAGV Credit Lyonnais Tower built on top of station LAGV Ditto INT CMS Philip Jenkinson (Lille British Chamber of Commerce) intvwd SOT - The French govt has invested a fortune / The infrastructure has improved enormously EXT MS Sig...