DESPITE regular passenger-ferry crossings, a tunnel rail link and numerous commercial flights, some people choose to traverse the English Channel under their own steam.

尽管有运送乘客的常规渡轮、海底隧道和无数商业航班，有些人还是选择用自己的力量穿越英吉利海峡。

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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.

加州公务员退休基金(CalPERS)拥有伦敦·盖特·威克机场将近13%的股份，同时两家加拿大基金拥有连接海峡隧道的高速铁路的运营权。

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Its report highlighted poor forecasting about passenger demand for the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, which had "proved over-optimistic".

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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.

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