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Chunnel freight service some way off
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• Eurotunnel was no closer to setting a date for resumption of a full freight service this week after it admitted that it was unable to convince the Channel Tunnel Safety Authority that it could safely evacuate drivers if another accident occurred.
The authority's concerns revolve around the blocked south tunnel, which would usually be used to evacuate passengers if an accident occurred in the north tunnel. A spokeswoman said it could be six
months before full services start, although container freight is passing through on trains.
The cause of the delay is the heat-damaged concrete linings that may have to be replaced over 600m of the tunnel. Engineers will also have to replace buckled tracks and wiring. Another issue is the design of the much-criticised open freight wagons, which some claim allowed the fire to spread.
Hauliers whose trucks were impounded by French authori
ties after they were brought out of the tunnel have rising costs because insurance assessors are now being denied access.
"We had a £28,000 load of catalogues in a new trailer," says Co Antrim-based TJ Hood owner, Tommy Hugh.
His subcontractor Derek Hulme confirms driver Wilson Mawhinney, who was in the fire, has been made redundant but says Mawhinney was told the weekend before the accident.