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There were originally multiple train ferry operations - Dover to Dunkirk for one. All closed when the tunnel opened, and the Dover rail link is now long gone. Dunkirk still has rail access though it's now used for the container port (which is visible from the old train ferry berth). There'd be no need to run the ferry to Belgium as Dunkirk is literally on the border - would only take an hour or so at most to get across and into Belgium. I'm pretty sure I saw a photo in a magazine of a rail linkspan in Harwich, or somewhere on the east coast - not sure where the ferries ran to though. <br /> <br />Regarding the Ireland-France routes, there is one that runs from Cork to Roscoff. It's a long crossing and the ferry company charges some outrageous prices - I would suspect that even with our fuel prices it would be cheaper to travel to the UK, drive down to Dover, and then use one of the ferries that departs from there, or even better to put the load on a train in Fishguard and send it through the tunnel.
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