Eurostar’s monopoly operating trains through the Channel Tunnel will be broken after the UK’s regulator ruled that rival Virgin Trains is allowed to use an all-important depot in east London.

In a ‘major breakthrough’ for Virgin, the Eurostar rival says it can now progress with plans to launch it’s cross-Channel rail services, offering routes from 2030. The Government’s Office of Rail and ...

Eurostar has exclusively run passenger trains in the Channel Tunnel since its inception in 1994. But the government ruling ...

Virgin Trains will be able to launch rail services through the Channel Tunnel after the UK's rail regulator approved its application to share a depot with Eurostar. The decision means Eurostar's ...

Eurostar is set to lose its decades-long monopoly of passenger trains through the Channel Tunnel. Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Trains will be able to compete from London to Paris, Brussels and ...

Virgin Trains has signed a deal with a train manufacturer for 12 high speed trains in a bid to challenge Eurostar’s cross-Channel dominance. In a submission to the UK’s Office of Rail and Road (ORR), ...

LONDON, England – The National Passenger Survey results released today show Virgin Trains performing well, with an overall satisfaction score of 91%. LONDON, England – The National Passenger Survey ...

Virgin Trains said it hopes to introduce the UK’s first direct train services to Paris Charles de Gaulle airport (Virgin Trains/PA) Virgin Trains hopes to introduce the UK’s first direct train ...

LONDON, England – Virgin Trains has achieved certification to the internationally recognised ISO 14001 Environmental Management System standard. LONDON, England – Virgin Trains has achieved ...

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Sir Richard Branson said his company has overcome ‘the big hurdle that we had to get through’ to start running international train services. Virgin Trains hopes to introduce the UK’s first direct ...