Branson lines up £500m train order to smash Eurostar monopoly
Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group is preparing an order for a dozen high-speed trains as it bids to break Eurostar’s ...
6 of the best European sleeper trains for 2025
From luxury options to budget pods, there are lots of exciting new opportunities to sleep on the go. These six new routes ...
Four scrapped Eurostar routes from the UK that you may not know about as Virgin plots rival trains
WITH just five direct routes from the UK to Europe by train, many may not realise just how many destinations Eurostar once travelled to. And with Virgin announcing plans to order a new fleet of ...
New £500m high-speed trains could compete with Eurostar by 2029
Virgin Group boss and billionaire Sir Richard Branson has reportedly got his eye on competing directly with Eurostar after ...
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The new rail routes that could open if Virgin launches Eurostar rival
A challenger to Eurostar's monopoly could lead to cheaper tickets, but there are many hurdles to overcome for another ...
Eurostar trains should stop in Kent as UK seeks to repair Brexit damage, says Keir Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer piled pressure on Eurostar to restart services stopping in Ashford as the Government seeks to repair the ...
Huge boost for plans to bring back Eurostar to regional UK train station as Prime Minister joins calls for its return
THE return of Eurostar to a regional UK train station has been backed by the Prime Minister. The international rail operator ...
Virgin Group speeds up train order to compete with Eurostar challenge
Virgin Group says it is close to placing a significant order for high-speed trains that is expected to shake up Eurostar's 30 ...
'Growing demand' for Eurostar to return to town
A council leader in Kent has called for Eurostar services to return to the county after an almost five-year absence. Rail ...
Update on Eurostar rival train that could take passengers from UK to top European cities
Eurostar currently offers a number of services with routes to the likes of Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam from London. And ...
Opinion: Eurostar has until end of 2025 to fix firm date of return to Ashford or Ebbsfleet or we should admit defeat
Surely too, when the dreaded EU entry/exit system (finally) comes into force, it is better to spread passengers across St ...
Eurostar services will not stop in Kent in 2025, operator confirms
Eurostar services will not stop in Kent this year, it has been confirmed. The high-speed train operator connecting the UK to ...