Chunnel plans announced
Attempts to dig a channel tunnel between Britain and France date back to 1883 and Napoleon drew blueprints for a tunnel in 1802.Yet not until February 20 1986 were France and Britain able to announce that a tunnel would soon become a reality.Trains cars and buses would be able to speed through the tunnel in less than half an hour.
Construction began in December 1987 and the chunnel was finally completed in 1994.
