Eurostar has held a monopoly on passenger trains in the Channel Tunnel since it opened in 1994. However, that may soon change as several companies are developing plans to launch rival services.

A Bluntly, because they can. The concept of giving stipulated refunds of a proportion of a fare paid, calibrated according to the delay, was created in the mid-1990s. This coincided with rail ...

AFTER 10 years in service, the UK’s longest train route with 36 stops and “breathtaking” views is being axed. For those who ...

On Tuesday Italian State Railways announced plans to launch trains from London St Pancras International to Paris, in competition with Eurostar, “by 2029”; two other firms, including Sir ...

‘As I’m a budget traveller, I spend around £20 a night on a hostel, which means I can have two pretty cheap days in Paris for less than I’d spend on a train somewhere in the UK.’ Eurostar ...

Easter is often a popular time for Brits to head abroad for a quick mini break as the Bank Holiday provides them with more flexibility, and one unexpected place which has been soaring in popularity is ...

On Tuesday Italian State Railways announced plans to launch trains from London St Pancras International to Paris, in competition with Eurostar, “by 2029”; two other firms, including Sir Richard ...

FS Italiane Group, a co-owner of Avanti West Coast, has emerged as another potential rival to Eurostar in running passenger trains between London and Paris. Picture: Alamy/PA FS Italiane Group has ...

International train ticket prices through the Channel Tunnel could drop by up to 30 per cent if passenger numbers increase as ...

It’s little surprise that a country that engineered the Train à Grande Vitesse (TGV) a few decades back should be a modern ...