European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 03, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Or historic link nears completion Channel May threaten ferry ports a. A m Quot lil 1 v i a i i of i a. A x a v v a it a it a Ltd a it 8 a. A it up it or a to in the Chari i. \ j a a w of in ,1.1 x iv.,.scs,.,.sis i it h f 11. I i arts Quot a Frt a 11 v Tunnel runs 80-130 feet below the sea edit j it r i i. A a Kif of map British Miner Roy West left and French Tunnel manager Philippe Dumont celebrated the dec 1, 1990, breakthrough of a service train with Flag waving at san Gatte France. Motorists will get reminder associated press a b britons drive on the left frenchmen on the right uninformed sceptics have predicted huge head on collisions when they meet in the e . Channel Tunnel. A a -. A ,.-� a �., there won t be any at least inside the Tunnel. The. _ Channel Tunnel is for trains not cars. But what will. Happen after a train deposits a car at the other end of the. Tunnel is . V. A eur Tunnel plans Toj Anclle 20 trains an hour carrying. Some 13 5 million passengers a year when the tunnels open for 993. A . .1_"halt will be Chis closed tvs a trains a Grande Viesse or High Speed trams a whisking riders to London and Back at speeds of up to 200 the specially constructed trains carrying cars buses and heavy1 a r a. To. Motorists will drive aboard the Specia freight cars at i huge terminals in san Gatte , and remain in their vehicles As the train makes the 20-Mmule crossing a _ of course once the cars Are unloaded on the other Side and Drivers dese and into , anything Din happen . A. To keep the terminals from becoming junkyards., British and French Road safety organizations have launched pre Tunnel awareness Campaign. A a British motorists taking the Terry continent. Starting this summer will receive yellow stickers Reading a Quot keep right Quot to. Remind them of. European driving a. a. R to. A signs bearing similar messages will Greet them when disembarking. A keep left Quot Campaign Tsi educate a motorists other Way. A .a. Quot the project will continue for the Channel a r organizers Hope that the motorists will remember to take the stickers of when they get Home a drive mechanism / tunnelling Mec Irnee these colossal pieces of equipment dig Mem Rodt and pvt upturn Atwate with a laser to keep the Driver on course the 700 foot for Caterpillar presses curved Ziebs into the newly exposed funnel As it digs Aiono. The timetable Calls for 650 feet lobe dug each week. 0\ travelling the tie a will be Able to1 England a Nurmi the Overall length of the Tunnel is 31 Miles 24 Milea of it underway a Page 14 a the stars and stripes monday j
