3 NOVEMBER 2001, Page 36

Tunnel vision

From Mr Paul Ravenscroft Sir: Ross Clark's assertion (Banned wagon, 13 October) that the sole benefit of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL) will be to 'shave 15 minutes off the journey from London to Paris' is both wrong and misleading. The completed CTRL will halve journey times between central London and the Channel Tunnel, saving international passengers 35 minutes and doubling the peak capacity to eight services in either direction.

Paul Ravenscroft

CTRL Media Relations Manager, London WI