Eurostar said services through the Channel Tunnel would resume on Sunday but there were warnings of further delays and busy stations. Unprecedented flooding was brought under control on Saturday, meaning at least one of the affected tunnels under the Thames near Ebbsfleet, not under the Channel itself, could be used.
(Permalink) EuroStar Flooding Thames Tunnel

Eurostar services from London have been cancelled until the end of the day as heavy rain and strong winds threaten to spoil peoples new year plans. No high-speed services are expected to run between Ebbsfleet International and London St Pancras International today because a tunnel under the Thames is flooded. The flooding was also disrupting Southeastern trains that run on the route, the operator said.
(Permalink) EuroStar Flooding Southeastern Trains Thames Tunnel

A museum named after a founding father of Victorian engineering will pay homage to the enormous contribution the Irish community made to a true feat of British construction.
(Permalink) Irish Isambard Kingdom Brunel Marc Isambard Brunel Navvies Thames Tunnel