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Expert tips to save money on UK-France train travel – and what to do if you’re delayed

I always dreaded this moment. Arriving at the station for the first leg of a cross-Channel train journey, involving three trains, to find the first train has been delayed. When I moved to France in ...

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

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

Why Britain has never had any luck with double-decker trains

Double deckers are fetishised in the UK. Kids love their miniature toy buses. Londoners wax logistical on long, weird and ...

Virgin hopes to run direct trains from London to Paris Charles de Gaulle airport

Sir Richard Branson said his company has overcome ‘the big hurdle that we had to get through’ to start running international ...
Executive Traveller

Virgin takes on Eurostar for high-speed London-Europe trains

Eurostar’s monopoly on international trains from the UK is set to end, with Virgin Trains on track to launch its own high-speed services via the Channel Tunnel from 2030. British entrepreneur Sir ...

‘Eurostar rival’ Virgin’s plans for UK to Europe trains confirmed and there’s a launch date

Gemini Trains has also confirmed plans to launch a fleet of 10 trains from the UK to Europe, while Spanish start-up Evolyn ...

Eurostar rival unveils plans for trains from UK to 2 new European destinations

This challenge to Eurostar could lead to cheaper fares and routes from other parts of the UK. Virgin said that the first ...
The Sun

UK train station set to get direct routes to Europe – 10 years after it was ditched by Eurostar

And the two other train operators wanting to launch first ever routes to Europe A UK train station that lost its direct routes to Europe during the pandemic could soon welcome them back. Eurostar ...