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Please see the discussion on the talk page. | Eurotunnel plc (in the UK) and Eurotunnel SA (in France) make up the Eurotunnel Group, founded in August 1986, which manages and operates the Channel Tunnel between the UK and France. Image File history File links Unbalanced_scales. ...
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It operates the car shuttle and earns revenue on other trains (freight by EWS and SNCF and passenger service by Eurostar) passing through the tunnel. Unfortunately, passenger numbers are around one-third of the original projections. Interior of a Eurotunnel Shuttle passenger vehicle train Interior of single deck train with carriage doors open Interior of single deck train with carriage doors closed Eurotunnel Shuttle (previously known as Le Shuttle) is a shuttle service between Calais/Coquelles in France and Folkestone in the UK. It conveys road...
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Heavily indebted, the company has been struggling with the interest on the £10bn it has taken to construct the tunnel. The tunnel cost nearly 6 times more than expected to build and Eurotunnel's debts are around £6.2bn. Its profits can not even match its interest payments. In order to deal with this, many cuts in services have been introduced with varying success and a third of the staff has been laid off. ISO 4217 Code GBP User(s) United Kingdom Inflation 2. ...
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The Eurotunnel was once expected to take nearly all business away from cross-channel ferry companies, however the increase in passengers has meant there have been enough customers for both.
As part of the original deal, Eurotunnel has had to invest in research of another two-storey road tunnel, but for cars only, as the fumes of lorries would be too much.
Bankruptcy protection
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 | In April 2004, a dissident shareholder group succeeded in taking control of the board. The chairman, Jacques Gounon, tried to persuade creditors to write off some £4bn of debt, with limited success.[citation needed] Image File history File links Current_event_marker. ...
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In July 2006, shareholders voted on a deal which would see half the debt swapped in exchange for 87% of the equity. However, this plan failed and, on 2 August 2006 the company was placed in to bankruptcy protection by a French court for six months.[1] August 2 is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining. ...
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Locomotives Diesel locomotives Electric locomotives, which operate vehicle shuttles The Eurotunnel Class 0 Bo-Bo diesel locomotives were built by Maschinenbau Kiel (MaK, now Vosslohs Motive Power Dept. ...
The Eurotunnel Class 0 0-4-0 diesel locomotives were built by Hunslet Engine Company between 1989 and 1990. ...
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References - ^ BBC News report, accessed 3 August 2006
External links - BBC, June 2006: Eurotunnel faces debt restructuring opposition
- The Independent, July 2006: Eurotunnel files for bankruptcy protection
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