The Channel Tunnel Story (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Anderson, G.; Roskrow, B.

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This books tells the story of the project, based on the coverage in Construction News and with commentary taken from interviews with key project sources.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Mai 1994
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040218952
• Artikelnr.: 72524498

Autorenporträt

Graham Anderson and Ben Roskrow are both leading construction journalists who have specialised in writing articles about the Channel Tunnel.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. Introduction. Key dates. Key facts. The end of a dream. A fait
accompli? The race for the mandate. Sherwood's surprise. Concessions and
treaties. Money and politics. Planning and designs. Morton takes charge.
High risk, high return. The contractors start work. All change at TML.
Tragedy strikes. The 1 billion row. Building the Channel Tunnel. King
of the tunnels. TML's 1.4 billion bill. History man. More talks but no
trains. Brussels backs Eurotunnel. Bombardier's bombshell. Hail to the
chief. Site warfare breaks out. The slow train to France. Epilogue. Index.