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wikimedia.org Connectivity Set Free On the British side the digging began near Shakespeare Cliff outside of Dover and at French side began near the village of Sangatte. the System. The System was designed under the supervision of the IGC and the Safety Authority. Each phase of the initial design was examined by the IGC and formally acknowledged by the fnancial side while the tunnellers environmental regulations as well as way of a declaration of non-objection. got on with their work. The frst sign local regulations require in particular Safety and security measures of the diffculties of managing such a to either obtain authorizations for the for Eurostar and Train Operators’ complicated loan agreement and large disposal of certain waste materials or to Railfreight Services have been developed banking syndicate became evident enter into a contract with an accredited by the Railways after discussion with right away. Bank funds were only company for the removal and destruction and the approval of the States. The available after nearly all the equity of waste materials. Any breach of the Railways work with the Eurotunnel funds had been spent. environmental regulations resulted Group as the infrastructure manager in fnes for pollution. The regulations to continuously improve and Train Service also provide that the authorities may implement these safety measures. Four types of trains use the Tunnel; force the closure of any facility does not The States can require the Eurotunnel the frst Le Shuttle carrying passengers comply with decisions requiring certain Group and the Railways to implement and their cars journeyed to France. environmentally harmful activities to and maintain the security measures Each shuttle has a locomotive at each cease or be modifed. The Eurotunnel consider appropriate to meet any end and travels at 140 km/h. Normal Group operates in accordance with perceived threat. In practice the crossing time is 35 minutes and the the environmental protection and implementation of such measures service operates 24 hours. In 1996 Le sustainable development policy. is worked out in cooperation with Shuttle became the market leader on These risks are managed through the Eurotunnel Group as not to the Dover/Folkestone to Calais car an environmental analysis identifes impair traffc fow. In this context crossing carrying a total 2,076,954 cars the various risks and assesses their the forthcoming liberalization of and 57,962 coaches. potential impact. The regulations international rail passenger traffc A quarter of the customers are outline the risks related to some and technical specifcations adapted business people. Roughly the same activities carried out at terminals and to the Tunnel infrastructure are being percentage is families 22% are young set forth requirements for reducing fnalized by Eurotunnel Group and the couples and the rest, about 28% are and monitoring the impact. Regulators IGC. These directives will be imposed older couples or retired people. They in the United Kingdom required an on new entrant’s safety and security travel for short breaks long holidays or assessment of the climate change management and monitoring by the just day trips. Some buy their tickets related risks to the Eurotunnel Group’s Eurotunnel Group. BE well in advance; others just enjoy the operations. Such an assessment would facility of turning up and buying their necessitate the use of outside experts ticket on arrival at the terminal. All in climatology and geography. Reference however enjoy the speed and facility of http://www.eurotunnelgroup.com/uploadedFiles/ the service. Safety assets-uk/Shareholders-Investors/Regulated- Information/Access-To-Information/Annual- Safety of the System and of the Financial reports/2010ReferenceDocumentUKGro Environmental Risk Factor Shuttle Services Safety and security upeEurotunnelSA.pdf The Eurotunnel Group is subject considerations are central to the overall http://www.jrtr.net/jrtr11/pdf/f46_gra.pdf http://history1900s.about.com/od/1990s/p/ to French, English and European design and operating procedures of Channel-Tunnel.htm Vol: 3 Issue: 11 November 2014 Built Expressions PG105