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Projects for a road & rail link between Britain & France

A double page spread from The Illustrated London News demonstrating a number of rival proposals for building a road and rail link between France and Britain. On the left is a channel bridge with its associated risks and disadvantages and on the right, a Channel Tunnel (much-debated since the early 19th century)

Picture No
14105327
Media ID
45641979
Size
7676px x 5625px (10.1MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Illustration by G. H. (George Horace) Davis in The Illustrated London News, 7 May 1960
Date
1960

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