The Dartford Tunnel | Thames News

Thames News footage from the Dartford Tunnel.
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Thames News was the flagship regional news programme of Thames Television, serving the Thames ITV region and broadcast on weekdays from 12 September 1977 to 31 December 1992.

[@davidsirett5560]

I can remember my dad and the rest of the family queuing to get through the one Dartford tunnel back in the day when Lakeside was a cement works.

[@ruleyramundo]

The glory days.

[@robertgoh8261]

At this time the tunnels had enclosed covers and operated as separate northbound and southbound tunnels.

[@robertgoh8261]

Southbound tunnel (now known as the East tunnel)

[@RazSux]

Mid 80's?

[@thamesnews]

This footage would have been from around that time, yes.

[@robertgoh8261]

1988

[@robertgoh8261]

1988 before building of the QE2 bridge started

[@bond0666]

I was 18