Channel Tunnel (1968)

No title - The Channel Tunnel.
L/S white cliffs of Dover. C/U newspaper headlines about the tunnel. L/S meeting taking place. Various shots maps, diagrams and working models regarding the proposed tunnel. M/S delegates pointing. C/U working model. L/S sea crashing over sea wall.
C/U diagram showing tunnel. M/S cliffs of Dover, pan down to show old workings. M/S as man opens gate and enters old tunnel. Interior M/S man with torch walking down, he pauses to inspect the roof. C/U roof showing water dripping through. C/U side of tunnel showing words, "This Tunnel Was Begun in 1880". M/S looking down tunnel showing water that has seeped through. C/U headlines of French newspaper showing picture of a proposed bridge. C/U picture of bridge. Top shot showing bridge carrying railway trains and cars. Zoom out from building on a large model to show trains travelling and roadways, etc. C/U model trains going into tunnel, (train is carrying cars).
M/S passenger ferry from Dover to Calais. M/S ferry leaving harbour. Aerial M/S and C/U hovercraft crossing Channel. M/S Bleriot, (?), aviator. Rear view man crossing Channel on a small craft. C/U man. M/S and C/U man trying to cross on motor scooter on floats. M/S's Channel swimmer. M/S pan as parachutist takes off from beach being towed out to sea. M/S and C/U man being towed on skis by motorboat. M/S group of men standing in cradle slung by crane over sea.
FILM ID:2085.25
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[@RetroGamerVX]

As far as I'm aware, this attempt never went ahead, but there are the 1881 and 1922 attempts where it was actually started. They actually recovered the tbm from the 1922 one :)

[@Classiccombatofficial860]

Ok thanks for the information it's about time