Editing Channel Tunnel (section)

== Unusual traffic ==

=== Trains ===

In 1999, the ''[[Kosovo Train for Life]]'' passed through the tunnel en route to [[Pristina]], in [[Kosovo]].

=== Other ===

{{See also|Cycling in the Channel Tunnel}}
In 2009, former F1 racing champion [[John Surtees]] drove a [[Ginetta G50]] EV electric sports car prototype from England to France, using the service tunnel, as part of a charity event. He was required to keep to the {{cvt|50|km/h|mph|sigfig=1|adj=on}} speed limit.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/formula-one-surtees-drives-through-channel-tunnel-1822530.html|title=Formula One: Surtees drives through Channel Tunnel|date=17 November 2009|work=[[The Independent]]|access-date=2 August 2014}}</ref> To celebrate the [[2014 Tour de France]]'s transfer from its opening stages in Britain to France in July of that year, [[Chris Froome]] of [[Team Sky]] rode a bicycle through the service tunnel, becoming the first solo rider to do so.<ref>{{cite web |title=Chris Froome cycles through the Channel Tunnel  |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/active/recreational-cycling/10951008/Chris-Froome-cycles-through-the-Channel-Tunnel.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140708120826/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/active/recreational-cycling/10951008/Chris-Froome-cycles-through-the-Channel-Tunnel.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 July 2014 |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=7 July 2014 |access-date=3 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube |id=VeOeZxWiryM |title=Chris Froome, Team Sky and Jaguar: 'Cycling Under The Sea'}}</ref> The crossing took under an hour, reaching speeds of {{cvt|65|km/h}}—faster than most cross-channel ferries.<ref>{{cite news |title=Christopher Froome a traversé la Manche à vélo |url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/le-scan-sport/buzz/2014/07/08/27002-20140708ARTFIG00162-christopher-froome-a-traverse-la-manche-en-velo.php  |work=[[Le Figaro]] |date=8 July 2014 |access-date=19 May 2020}}</ref>