Its report highlighted poor forecasting about passenger demand for the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, which had "proved over-optimistic".
In June, copper cabling worth tens of thousands of pounds was stolen from the Channel Tunnel Rail Link construction site.
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John Prideaux was the first head of Union Railways, set up by British Rail to push through the Channel Tunnel rail link.
Before any construction work could begin, archaeologists employed by the Channel Tunnel Rail Link project were charged with investigating areas of Kent, Essex and London.
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At the moment, despite its lamentable performance, the company is being rewarded by John Prescott, the transport minister, for taking two big problems off his hands: the Channel tunnel rail link and parts of the London Underground.
The site in question is derelict industrial land bordering Rainham Marshes, close to the route of the proposed Channel Tunnel rail link.
It has a key role in building the Channel Tunnel fast rail link and it is also a leading contender to take over the infrastructure contract for London Underground.
The Queen, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, will open train company Eurostar's new terminal at St Pancras station and also the completed Channel Tunnel Rail Link that has enabled Eurostar trains to start and finish journeys there.
CalPERS, the Californian state pension fund, owns nearly 13% of Gatwick airport, while two Canadian funds own the operating rights for the high-speed rail link to the Channel Tunnel.
The pair had different visions, with Watkin, who wanted to build a Channel tunnel rail link to France, seeing the Metropolitan as a mainline railway, while Forbes preferred shorter extensions.
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High Speed One, the operator of the high rail speed link from St Pancras in London to the Channel Tunnel, also confirmed it would be pleased to see rivals use the service - and as importantly, that there was the space for them.
The new rail link to the Channel Tunnel was as much about regeneration as speeding up journey times, a proviso made by the government in return for grants and financial backing.
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