Is the Chunnel train air conditioned?

The Channel Tunnel runs for 50 kilometres (30 miles) between Kent in southeast England and northern France. Opened in 1994, it is the world's longest uninterrupted undersea link. The high temperatures are affecting the operation of air conditioning on our trains resulting (in) delays.



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Some London Overground trains are air conditioned, others are air cooled depending on what unit you travel on Only the four 'sub-surface' Underground lines have air-conditioned trains. All new Class 345 trains - now running through the centre of London, have air conditioning.

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Simply because, and not wishing to become to pedantic, the tunnel is filled (slightly pressurised) with good old fashioned air as it is a tunnel about 75m (250 ft) deep under the sea-bed at its lowest point, and 115 m (380 ft) below sea level.

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The tunnel is actually designed to leak. As Eurotunnel explain on their website, 'seawater from the rocks above the tunnel drips through and is then pumped away.

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1 Answer. To allow for adequate fire suppression, in the event of a vehicle fire in the tunnel. The tunnel's fire suppression system depends upon complete mixing of the released halon gas with all air, without having pockets of high (or low) halon concentration.

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1 Acetylene (Oxy-acetylene) and toxic gases; 2.4. 2 Vehicles powered by or which run on Hazardous Goods including Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) (Butane or Propane), Liquid Natural Gas (LNG), Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) or any other flammable gas.

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Yes, you can receive phone signals. Not because of good antenna design (a thick concrete wall can stop a phone signal, you have no chance through vast amounts of rock and seawater) but because they have installed repeaters the length of the Chunnel.

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Our trains are equipped with air conditioning.

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Subsurface trains In 2010, new S-stock trains were delivered to replace the A, C and D stock trains on the subsurface Lines (Metropolitan, Circle, Hammersmith & City, and District). These have standard air-conditioning, as the subsurface tunnels are large enough to displace the exhausted hot air.

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While it's rare to have air-conditioning in U.K. homes, it's more common at work.

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Wear light clothing. Even if you think you might need to wear a jacket, when you are on the hot Tube, it's likely you'll want to take it off immediately. Heavy, dark, thick clothing will make you more likely to sweat, and hold on to the sweat your body does produce – keeping you hot and clammy for longer.

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On 11 September 2008, a France-bound Eurotunnel Shuttle train carrying heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) and their drivers caught fire while travelling through the Channel Tunnel.

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Are there toilets in the carriages? Yes there are but we would recommend you go before boarding the train, as there is a limited number to use while travelling and you will be with a large number of other passengers.

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