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Eurotunnel PLC/Eurotunnel S.A.
13 June 2007



Wednesday 13 June 2007

Embargoed 16:40



    Eurotunnel signs railway partnership agreement with the Port of Dunkirk


Eurotunnel and the Port Autonome de Dunkerque (PAD) have today, Wednesday 13
June 2007, signed a strategic partnership agreement with the intention of
developing a coordinated approach to rail freight activities.

Only 30 miles apart, Eurotunnel and the PAD manage major infrastructures on the
French north coast which in 2006 transported a combined 74 million tones of
goods. The combination of the land based and the sea ports means that there are
many opportunities to share complimentary knowledge and many areas of common
interest to explore.

Following the success of its financial restructuring, Eurotunnel is
concentrating on the re launch of rail freight as a major axis of development.
The PAD has substantial rail infrastructure and is the leading port in France
for forwarding sea borne goods by rail.

The agreement between Eurotunnel and the PAD will focus on three specific areas
of cooperation:


*  The transport of containers unloaded at the dedicated terminal in the
port of Dunkirk and subsequently forwarded to the UK by rail freight via the
Channel Tunnel;

*  The operation of rail links between Dunkirk, the coast and the
multimodal platform at Dourges (Pas-de-Calais);

*  The pooling of technical knowledge, particularly in the field of
safety and railway operations.

The partnership agreement between Eurotunnel and the PAD was signed at the
headquarters of the Communaute urbaine de Dunkerque, in the presence of  its
President, Michel Delebarre, previously a Minister of State in the French
government, who wholeheartedly supports the partnership.

Jacques Gounon, Chairman and Chief Executive of Eurotunnel said, "This agreement
shows that Eurotunnel is committing itself with determination to the path of
development and confirms our intention to re-launch rail freight, transport
which is good for the environment."

Jean-Claude Terrier, Managing Director of the Port Autonome de Dunkerque, said "
The contacts we have established over several years demonstrate how we
complement each other in a number of areas. This agreement will enable us to put
them into action"


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