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05/11/2010
Channel Tunnel Rail Link Deal Agreed
'High Speed 1', the Channel Tunnel high-speed rail link, is set to be bought by two Canadian pension funds for over £2bn.
The Government announced the sale of the 69-mile London to Folkestone in June as part of efforts to reduce national debt.
At a cost of £2.1bn, Toronto-based Borealis Infrastructure and Ontario Teachers' Pension plan won the right to operate the rail link for 30 years.
(BMcN/GK)
The Government announced the sale of the 69-mile London to Folkestone in June as part of efforts to reduce national debt.
At a cost of £2.1bn, Toronto-based Borealis Infrastructure and Ontario Teachers' Pension plan won the right to operate the rail link for 30 years.
(BMcN/GK)
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