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17 December 2009

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                            15 Years and 50 million vehicles under the Channel

                               Saving 3.5 million carbon equivalent  tonnes

In  its  15th  anniversary year, Eurotunnel has today 16 December 2009, broken the barrier  of  50  million
vehicles transported by Shuttle. Parked nose to tail, these 50 million vehicles could reach all the way  to
the moon.

With two separate rail Shuttle services in operation, Eurotunnel is able to carry passenger vehicles (cars,
motorcycles,  cars with trailers, caravans and camper vans) and coaches on its Passenger Shuttles  and,  on
its  Truck  Shuttles, lorries and vans across the Channel between Folkestone (Kent) and Coquelles  (Pas-de-
Calais),  in  35  minutes,  24 hours a day, 365 days a year. On top of the speed  and  reliability  of  the
service, a further benefit, in this era of concern for the climate, is that Eurotunnel's Shuttles are, by a
long way, the most environmentally friendly way to cross the Channel with a road vehicle.

Eurotunnel  has  estimated that over the 15 years this number of vehicles making the  modal  shift  to  its
railway services has "saved" at least 3.5 million carbon equivalent tonnes of emissions.

Since  the inauguration of Le Shuttle on 22 December 1994, Eurotunnel has carried over 34 million passenger
vehicles  and  more  than 1 million coaches. Eurotunnel has also transported more than 14  million  trucks,
making it the world leader in piggy-back transport.

The  success  of  the  promotional offer launched in November to celebrate  the  15th  anniversary  of  the
Eurotunnel Shuttle Services - 15,000 day returns at £15 each - has contributed to the attainment of the  50
million vehicle mark. In total 15270 extra tickets were sold as part of this limited offer.

Jacques Gounon, Chairman and Chief Executive of Eurotunnel, commented:
"These  50  million  vehicles are clear testimony to the fact that Eurotunnel is an extraordinary  success,
both  operationally and commercially thanks to the loyalty of our customers and the know-how of our  staff,
who  I  would  like  to  thank and congratulate. Buoyed by this achievement, Eurotunnel  will  continue  to
innovate and invest in quality of service and respect for the environment."

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