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Working in the Channel Tunnel
I am an engineer, and I work in the Channel Tunnel. It connects Folkestone in England with Coquelles in France because people need a fast train route between the two countries. The tunnel opened in May 1994, but teams like mine still work there every day.
We usually check the systems at night. I like driving our small service car through the quiet sections. We look at the cables on the walls, and we repair them if they are broken.
My friend Paul works with me on Mondays. He does not like working in small spaces, but he likes fixing the lights. Do we stop the big passenger trains during our work? No, we do not stop them, because they travel in two large running tunnels. We work in the central service tunnel between them.
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