Eurotunnel Adds Additional Capacity for Olympic Games in London
21 Maggio 2012 - 8:45AM
UK Regulatory
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Eurotunnel (Paris:GET) (LSE:GETS) is bringing an additional half
Shuttle (rake) into service to transport cars between Calais and
Folkestone, thus increasing capacity in the lead up to the Queen's
Diamond Jubilee celebrations and the London Olympic Games. As a
result of the interest in these events, sharp peaks of traffic are
expected between the continent and Great Britain.
The new rake will enter service this morning in Coquelles,
Pas-de-Calais, in front of invited guests from both sides of the
Channel. The new 12 wagon rake will be launched by the French
Olympic rhythmic gymnast, Delphine Ledoux.
The rake is 400 metres long and is composed of 14 wagons (12
carrying and two loading wagons) plus the two locomotives. It has
been constituted from the re-commissioning of stock material. The
project to bring the rake into service started in September 2011,
since when it has required 250,000 hours of work, 322 km of
cabling, and the installation of 89,000 parts and components. 180
people have worked on the project for a total cost of EUR10
million.
An additional improvement to the Eurotunnel Le Shuttle service
this summer is the increase in the speed of the Shuttles to 160 kph
(from 140 kph), which will reduce crossing times to less than 30
minutes; this will enable the timetable to accommodate up to five
departures per hour in each direction.
Jacques Gounon, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Groupe
Eurotunnel, stated: "Eurotunnel is looking forward to the Olympic
Games in London where the values of performance, innovation and
rigour, to which we adhere, will be celebrated. We have invested
and we are ready to meet the growing demand from our
customers."
Groupe Eurotunnel
For media enquiries:
John Keefe Consultant, + 44 (0) 1303 284491
press@eurotunnel.com
or
For investor enquiries:
Michael Schuller, +44 (0) 1303 288749
Michael.schuller@eurotunnel.com
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