[ATHENA] {RAILS & HISTOIRE} BRUSSELS FINAL SUMMIT "The Cross-Channel railway link in a post-Brexit Europe", 24 MAY 2018 : FULL PROGRAMME AND REGISTRATION

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Dear Colleagues,

Further to our previous exchanges, we are glad to present to you the programme for the Final Summit Twenty years under the Channel, and beyond? - The Cross-Channel railway link in a post-Brexit Europe, now ready to be released. Please let us know, should you have any comment about it.

Furthermore, editing work for the Special issue of the Revue d'histoire des chemins de fer is proceeding on time for a publication in May. The Revue will present the achievements of the programme since 2014.

We look forward to welcoming you in Train World Brussels on 24 May 2018 and would like to thank you very much for your commitment both to the Final Summit preparation and to the publication.

With all best regards,

 

Laurent 

 

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Laurent Bonnaud
Programme manager
M +32 (0)472 21 91 08 

Sébastien Barbe
Délégué général
Rails et histoire
T +33 (0)1 58 20 51 02 

Vingt années sous la Manche, et au-delà ? / Twenty years under the Channel, and beyond? // Un programme de recherche et d’événements à l’occasion du 20e anniversaire de la liaison ferroviaire transmanche / A programme of research and events to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Cross-Channel Rail Link.

Rails et Histoire - Association pour l'histoire des chemins de fer / Railway Historical Society - 9, rue du Château-Landon, F-75010 PARIS - T +33(0)1 5820 51 01 - F +33(0)1 5820 5189 – M 20yearschunnel AT ahicf.com 

 

 

Rails et histoire is pleased to invite you to the conference / Rails et histoire a le plaisir de vous inviter au colloque :

 

 

 

Vingt années sous la Manche, et au-delà ? 

La Liaison ferroviaire trans-Manche

dans l'Europe du Brexit

 

Colloque de clôture

placé sous le haut parrainage de l'Ambassade de France en Belgique

et accueilli par Train World Bruxelles

le jeudi 24 mai 2018

 

Twenty years under the Channel, and beyond?

 The Cross-Channel railway link

in a post-Brexit Europe

 

Final Summit

under the sponsorship of the French Embassy in Belgium

to be held in Train World Brussels

Thursday, 24 May 2018

 

Ancienne gare de Schaerbeek, Salle des pas perdus

Place Princesse Elisabeth 5 – B-1030 Bruxelles-Schaerbeek

Programme

 

13 h 00

Registration and coffee

13 h 30

WELCOME ADDRESS

Piet Jonckers, Director, Train World

David Azéma, Chairman, Rails et histoire

 

13 h 50

SESSION 1 - WHAT WE  LEARNED WITH THE RESEARCH PROGRAMME "Twenty years under the Channel, and beyond?"

UN OBJET SINGULIER, UN MODELE DE RECHERCHE INNOVANT

Dr Laurent Bonnaud, programme coordinator

THE CHANNEL TUNNEL, A CASE STUDY OF FINANCING AND GOVERNANCE  AFTER 25 AND 125 YEARS

A communication by Dr Terence Gourvish, director of the Business History Unit, London School of Economics. Read by Dr Laurent Bonnaud

LE TUNNEL ET LES EFFETS D'AGGLOMERATION : LES RELATIONS TRANSPORT-DEVELOPPEMENT ECONOMIQUE

Emile Quinet, Professeur associé, École d'économie de Paris, École des Ponts – Paris Tech

HAS THE CHANNEL TUNNEL DELIVERED? TRAFFIC FLOWS AND REGIONAL IMPACTS AFTER 20+ YEARS

Roger Vickerman, Professor of European Economics, University of Kent

Discussion

 

15 h 00

SESSION 2 - SHARING THE  EXPERIENCE OF HISTORY AND ACCROSS BORDERS

THE CHANNEL TUNNEL COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS. WHAT WILL BREXIT MEAN FOR THE CHANNEL TUNNEL

Dr Ricard Anguera, Senior manager, ALG

LE TUNNEL SOUS LA MANCHE ET SES IMPLICATIONS POUR LES TRANSPORTS, PRINCIPALEMENT MARITIMES ET FERROVIAIRES, POUR LES RELATIONS ENTRE LE ROYAUME-UNI ET LA BELGIQUE

Louis Gillieaux, ancien responsable du patrimoine historique des chemins de fer belges

CONNECTING BELGIUM WITH THE MAJOR CITIES IN WESTERN EUROPE THROUGH HIGH SPEED LINES

Michel Jadot, Directeur général, SNCB Europe

Networking Break

 

L'APPROCHE DES LANGUES DANS LE CADRE DE L'EXPLOITATION FERROVIAIRE DU LIEN TRANSMANCHE

Pierre Vignes, ancien directeur facteurs humains, direction de la sécurité, SNCF

FRONTIERE TRANS-MANCHE ET BREXIT

Rachel Bellegy, Conseillère Brexit auprès du Directeur général, Direction générale des douanes & droits indirects

Discussion

 

16 h 45

SESSION 3 - "Shaping attitudes in Britain towards Europe" (Margaret THATCHER)

LE ROYAUME-UNI ET L'UNION EUROPÉENNE : L'EFFET PARADOXAL DU TUNNEL SOUS LA MANCHE

Helen Drake, Professor of French and European Studies, Loughborough University London

Pauline Schnapper, Professeur de civilisation britannique contemporaine, Université de Sorbonne nouvelle – Paris 3

Discussion

 

CLOSING ADDRESS

(à confirmer)

 

17 h 30

 

End of the conference

Vingt années sous la Manche, et au-delà ?

Un programme de recherche pour célébrer le 20^e anniversaire du Tunnel sous la Manche

une initiative de Rails et histoire, l'association d'histoire et de patrimoine ferroviaire

 

Twenty years under the Channel, and beyond?

A research programme to celebrate 20th Anniversary of the railway Channel Tunnel

by Rails et histoire, the French Railway Historical Society

 

La liaison ferroviaire trans-Manche est née d'une volonté politique forte en faveur de la construction européenne. Menée à terme, en dépit d'obstacles considérables, elle est contemporaine de la réunification du continent et du projet de monnaie unique, couplé au marché unique, au tournant des années 1980 et 1990. C'est une réalisation structurante qui a changé la géographie de l'Europe, créé des milliers d'emplois directs et indirects, et facilité les déplacements de plus de 400 millions de voyageurs entre trois pays voisins, et au-delà. Aujourd'hui, elle contribue au quart des échanges commerciaux entre le Royaume-Uni et le continent. La vision des décideurs qui liait l'intégration européenne à la mise en place de réseaux performants d'infrastructures transfrontalières est devenue réalité.

Pourtant, une majorité de citoyens Britanniques s'est exprimée en 2016 en faveur d'une sortie de l'Union européenne. C'est le paradoxe qu'analysent les participants au colloque du 24 mai 2018, sous la supervision scientifique des Professeurs Helen Drake et Pauline Schnapper.

Cet événement clôture le cycle de colloques du programme Vingt années sous la Manche, et au-delà ? une initiative lancée par Rails et histoire en 2014 pour célébrer le 20e anniversaire du Tunnel sous la Manche.

The cross-Channel rail link was born of a strong political will in favour of European integration. It was completed, despite considerable obstacles, at the same time as the reunification of the continent and the single currency project, coupled with the Single market, at the turn of the 1980s and 1990s. It is a structuring achievement that has changed Europe's geography, created thousands of direct and indirect jobs, and facilitated the movement of over 400 million travellers between three neighbouring countries and beyond. Today, it contributes to a quarter of trade between the United Kingdom and the continent. The vision of decision-makers, which linked European integration to the establishment of efficient cross-border infrastructure networks, has therefore come true.

Yet a majority of British citizen voted in 2016 in favour of leaving the European Union. This is the paradox that the participants in the conference on 24 May 2018  analyse, under the scientific supervision of Professors Helen Drake and Pauline Schnapper.

This event closes the cycle of conferences of the programme Twenty years under the Channel, and beyond? an initiative launched by Rails et histoire in 2014 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Channel Tunnel.

 

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General Information

 

Registration

Registration is free within the limit of available places and mandatory under the following link: registration

 

Contact

Contact for theprogramme Twenty years under the Channel, and beyond?

20yearschunnel AT ahicf.com

 

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Conference venue

Train World www.trainworld.be

Ancienne gare de Schaerbeek, Salle des pas perdus

Place Princesse Elisabeth 5 – B-1030 Bruxelles-Schaerbeek

By train: Brussels-Schaerbeek station www.sncb.be
By tram: 7 (Princess Elisabeth),92 (Schaerbeek station) www.stib.be

By bus: 58, 59 (Princess Elisabeth) www.stib.be

By bike: Station 160 www.villo.be