Thousands freed from Channel Tunnel after trains fail

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I can’t imagine how scary that’d be, though if the trains failed on entering the tunnel, at least they can’t have got too far in before they got stuck. I didn’t realise there were more than 5 tracks entering the tunnel though!
 
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I would guess there are no more then 4 tracks entering the tunnel, 2 from each direction. The trains travel at high speed some it is likely that they all travelled for enough distance to clear one of more sections of track so that the train behind could enter the tunnel. I would guess there would also be variable times to failure.

Personally, i won't feel to worried about being this type of thing. I would probably find it interesting and maybe exciting. Getting to see the various service tunnels and such. :cool:
 
The total time underground/sea is generally less than 22 minutes - one can go a long way in a short time.
 
Just checked wikipedia it says single track each way.

Also blames the current incident on condensation in the tunnel causing failure of the electrical systems
 
Just checked wikipedia it says single track each way.

Also blames the current incident on condensation in the tunnel causing failure of the electrical systems

I’d normally do this, but I am shaped at the moment, so some things really do take too long to load. Lucky a lot of AFF is saved in cache I assume! :p
 
Just checked wikipedia it says single track each way.

Also blames the current incident on condensation in the tunnel causing failure of the electrical systems

There are additional emergency tracks, which is how they got people out.

The condensation on the tracks was caused by the temperature difference between the outside (around zero) and inside (25) the tunnel. Surprisingly, it would appear the design didn't allow for this.
 
There are additional emergency tracks, which is how they got people out.

The condensation on the tracks was caused by the temperature difference between the outside (around zero) and inside (25) the tunnel. Surprisingly, it would appear the design didn't allow for this.
There is a service tunnel, maybe it has some sort of light rail system, I can't remember the details of that from the discovery channel :D. The service tunnel is in between the 2 main rail tunnels which have a single line.

The condensation is also surprising as they have been operating for 15 years.
 
There is a service tunnel, maybe it has some sort of light rail system, I can't remember the details of that from the discovery channel :D. The service tunnel is in between the 2 main rail tunnels which have a single line.

The condensation is also surprising as they have been operating for 15 years.

Indeed. I was at St Pancras Today, and the media were everywhere. All Eurostar trips today were cancelled from what I could find out.

The poor Eurostar customers were redirected to another platform, after a train journey they arrived at another station where a train (or perhaps bus) was going to take them to a ferry over the channel.

The number of trucks I saw on the Freeway was amazing. I can only guess that there was over 50km of trucks waiting for their turn...

It was a mess. The media had a field day, and I can expect to see many media reports about their experiences. I even had to dodge a few cameras to even get to my train.
 
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