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29/06/2017 12:35

      Groupe Eurotunnel: Channel Tunnel Innovation    
      Foundation stone ceremony for Freight Train Scanner at Calais-Frethun    
    
      The first stone of the future Freight Train Scanner, the first of its       kind in France, has been laid by Jacques Gounon, Chairman and Chief       Executive of Groupe Eurotunnel (Paris:GET) and Patrick Jeantet, Deputy       Chairman of the Supervisory Board of SNCF and Chairman and Chief       Executive of SNCF Rseau, at a ceremony held today at Calais-Frethun       freight yard.    
      The 6.4 million Freight Train scanner, paid for entirely by Eurotunnel,       will be sited on the national railway network following an agreement       reached with SNCF Rseau. It is expected to enter service in the second       quarter of 2018.    
      Operated by customs officers from the Douane, the only authority       certified to use such material in France, the scanner will bring saving       of several hours to the process of controls on trains heading for the UK       via the Channel Tunnel. The installation of this equipment will enable       the control of up to 30 trains per day at a speed of 20km per hour,       without stopping. In addition, the new scanner will considerably improve       the efficiency of action to prevent smuggling.    
      Jacques Gounon, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Groupe       Eurotunnel SE, stated: To prepare for the speed of growth in       rail freight traffic, Eurotunnel has installed state of the art       technology. This investment is unique in France and will enable us to       handle the 5,000 trains per year forecast by 2023.    
      Patrick Jeantet, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SNCF Rseau,       stated: Our specialist teams will work closelytogether to install       this scanner. SNCF Rseau has made space available and will modify       equipment to accommodate this innovative solution which will       considerably improve cross-Channel traffic flow.    
      Eurotunnel Contacts:
For UK       media enquiries contact
John Keefe on + 44 (0) 1303 284491
Email:       press@eurotunnel.com
or
For       other media enquiries contact
Anne-Laure Desclves on +33(0)1       4098 0467
or
For investor enquiries contact:
Jean-Baptiste       Roussille on +33 (0)1 40 98 04 81
Email: jean-baptiste.roussille@eurotunnel.com
or
Michael       Schuller on +44 (0) 1303 288749
Email: Michael.schuller@eurotunnel.com
or
Press       Contact SNCF Rseau
Edouard Ameil : 06 13 31 64 51
edouard.ameil@reseau.sncf.fr    
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