The Official History of Britain and the Channel TunnelCommissioned by the Cabinet Office and using hitherto untapped British Government records, this book presents an in-depth analysis of the successful project of 1986-94. This is a vivid portrayal of the complexities of quadripartite decision-making (two countries, plus the public and private sectors), revealing new insights into the role of the British and French Governments in the process. This important book, written by Britain’s leading transport historian, will be essential reading for all those interested in PPPs, British and European economic history and international relations. The building of the Channel Tunnel has been one of Europe’s major projects and a testimony to British-French and public-private sector collaboration. However, Eurotunnel’s current financial crisis provides a sobering backcloth for an examination of the British Government’s long-term flirtation with the project, and, in particular, the earlier Tunnel project in the 1960s and early 1970s, which was abandoned by the British Government in 1975.
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Contents
the Channel Tunnel project 194564 | |
AngloFrench differences 1963 | |
the Wilson Governments and the Tunnel 196470 | |
reaching agreement 19702 | |
taking the project forward 19724 | |
January 1986 | cxviii |
finance and construction 198690 | cxxv |
Thatcher and Ridley encounter opposition 1985 | clxiii |
From Tunnel to transport facility 198894 | clxv |
British Rails four route options 1988 | clxxvi |
Escalating costs and financial crisis 1991 | cxcvii |
postscript 19942005 | ccix |
The banks continuing anxieties 1996 | ccxx |
Abandonment 19745 | |
from hope to eternity 19814 | xliv |
The illusive Tunnel dream 1981 | xlvi |
choosing a promoter 19846 | lxxxvi |
Eurotunnel wins a Concession extension | 1997 |
The Channel Tunnel Rail Links financing problems | 1998 |
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| Title | The Official History of Britain and the Channel Tunnel Government Official History Series |
| Author | Terry Gourvish |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Routledge, 2006 |
| ISBN | 1134165447, 9781134165445 |
| Length | 544 pages |
| Subjects | › › › History / Europe / General History / Europe / Great Britain / General Political Science / International Relations / Diplomacy |
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