Sir Richard Branson is plotting to smash Eurostar’s monopoly on Channel Tunnel Services with an audacious project to buy a dozen high-speed trains, it has been claimed. The British billionaire ...

Sir Richard Branson may soon break Eurostar's long-standing monopoly on the Channel Tunnel, which connects northern France and England. It has been widely reported that the billionaire's Virgin ...

Q Lisbon or Porto for October, for a couple. We’ve never visited either. Which do you recommend? Ann I. A Either of these ...

VIRGIN has revealed it’s latest plans to take on Eurostar with an order for a dozen new trains to Europe. Plans for Virgin to launch a transatlantic train route were first announced in 2023.

A challenger to Eurostar's monopoly could lead to cheaper tickets, but there are many hurdles to overcome for another operator to launch cross-Channel services ...

As Eurostar celebrates 30 years of transforming cross-channel travel, here’s how the luxurious experience it offers ...

Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group is preparing an order for a dozen high-speed trains as it bids to break Eurostar’s monopoly on services through the Channel Tunnel. Virgin aims to sign a ...

Currently, Eurostar has a monopoly on Channel Tunnel train travel. The Virgin order is expected to be worth upwards of about £500m (€595.20m). Two rail suppliers have been shortlisted so far, with ...

Sir Richard’s Virgin aims to start running services through the Channel Tunnel in 2029 but faces a limit on route operators - Paul Ellis/AFP ...

High Speed 1, the rail route connecting London to Folkestone, and Channel Tunnel are currently running at just 50 and 40 per cent of their capacity, respectively. Eurostar, which has long-held a ...

Eurostar last year said it will not restart ... using the high speed line from London St Pancras to the Channel Tunnel would be charged less. The Office of Rail and Road said that the amount ...