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The Latest Breaking News from the Channel Tunnel

As Virgin Trains eye Eurostar’s throne, what does the future of Channel Tunnel rail look like?

Richard Branson’s firm may expand to Germany and Switzerland, in addition to Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam

The Independent UK

Eurostar to run first double-decker trains amid rising competition

Eurostar will begin running double-decker trains through the Channel Tunnel for the first time, the company announced Wednesday, as it braces for increased competition on its cross-Channel routes between London and mainland Europe.

Radio France Internationale

Eurostar unveils €2bn plan to run double-decker trains through Channel Tunnel

The huge investment comes after several companies risk dismantling Eurostar’s monopoly on the Channel Tunnel.

Euronews

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Eurostar Plans Double-decker Train Amid Competition Threat

Eurostar said Wednesday it will run double-decker trains through the Channel Tunnel for the first time, as it faces potential competition on its routes between London and mainland Europe.

International Business Times

Tommy Robinson’s trial verdict delayed because he is going to Israel

Robinson denies failing to comply with counter-terrorism powers at the Channel Tunnel last year by refusing to give up the Pin for his phone.

Evening Standard

Eurostar rival Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane says it will bring trains back to Ashford International

Since 1994, the Eurostar has been the only train service to use the Channel Tunnel

Evening Standard

Channel Tunnel train services to be increased in huge boost for London travellers

The changes could mean passengers have a greater choice of rail options from London to the continent

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New competitors could slash Channel Tunnel rail fare by 30 per cent in the next 15 years

A new report forecasts a drop in Channel Tunnel rail fares of nearly a third as new operators enter the market.

Euronews

Train fares from London to Europe set for big change

Passenger numbers are expected to triple on the high speed line between London and the Channel Tunnel

The Independent UK

International train fares from London could be cut by 30% – report

The analysis was commissioned by London St Pancras High Speed, which owns St Pancras station and the tracks to the Channel Tunnel.

Evening Standard

New potential Eurostar rival emerges

FS Italiane Group said it plans to launch services through the Channel Tunnel by 2029.

Evening Standard

Eurostar rivals given ‘green signal’ for cross-Channel trains: What could it mean for passengers?

Breaking Eurostar’s monopoly was never going to be easy, but a handful of courageous rail companies are keen to make it happen.

Euronews

Folkestone isn’t the prettiest – but the food might just win you over

Lilly Subbotin finds stormy skies, strong cocktails and surprisingly good pizza in Folkestone, the Channel Tunnel’s forgotten neighbour – and wonders if it’s time we all took a second look

The Independent UK

Third potential Eurostar rival bids to deliver ‘further destinations’ from London

Gemini says it wants to operate trains connecting London with Paris and Brussels

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

London St Pancras: The European cities new trains could go to and why it might not happen

Many barriers – logistical and commercial – must be overcome before trains run Germany and Italy

Radio France Internationale

British athletes light Paralympic Flame in birthplace of Games near London

Four days before the Paris Paralympics begin, the torch was lit on Saturday next to the English hospital where the idea for the competition was born. The flame arrives in France on Sunday via the Channel tunnel.

France 24

Paris Paralympics flame is lit before journey from English village, under sea and over land

Four days before the start of the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games, the Paralympic flame was lit on Saturday near a hospital in the English village of Stoke Mandeville, where the idea for the competion was conceived. A group of British athletes will embark on the underwater journey through the Channel…

Radio France Internationale

Podcast: Pro-Palestinian student protests, French euroscepticism, Channel Tunnel

How student protests in support of Palestinians at Paris's political science institute are different from those in the US, a look at France's growing disaffection with Europe, and the long birth of the Channel Tunnel linking France to Britain – 30 years old this week.

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The Channel Tunnel, from pipe dream to European reality

This Monday marks 30 years since France and the United Kingdom officially opened the Channel Tunnel. It was the culmination of two centuries of dreaming about linking the two neighbours by land.

International Business Times

Wildcat Channel Tunnel Strike Blocks France-UK Train Travel

A strike by workers operating the Channel tunnel blocked train travel Thursday between Britain and France, leaving thousands of pre-Christmas travellers as well as freight traffic stranded.

The Guardian - UK

Adieu Mickey Mouse: Eurostar’s shrinking ambitions seven years on from the Brexit vote

When the Channel Tunnel first opened there were visions of seamless pan-European travel from the UK. Now the Disneyland Paris route has been axed and the Amsterdam route delayed, what went wrong?

Belfast Live

Manhunt launched for people smuggler with Northern Ireland links

Gavin Charters was jailed for trying to get two migrants through the Channel Tunnel in the boot of his car

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