Breaking Eurostar’s monopoly was never going to be easy, but a handful of courageous rail companies are keen to make it ...

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.

Expensive trains, limited space for them to be serviced, maintained, and stored, and Eurostar’s dominance have conspired to maintain the monopoly. But things are starting to change. A new report ...

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 ...

There are plenty of places to hop off the train in Europe, with the Eurostar reaching some destinations in as little as one hour and 22 minutes. Watch out for some last-minute deals dropped by the ...

Eurostar mothballed two stations in Kent after Brexit: Ebbsfleet International and Ashford International. FS said an evaluation is under way to run trains to and from Ashford. High-speed rail ...

A BRAND-NEW train operator is hoping ... seat D or E too - as you'll have the best view of Mount Fuji along the way." Kara Godfrey London to Paris by Eurostar "Those who have never travelled ...

For three decades Eurostar has held a monopoly in running passenger train services through the Channel Tunnel since it opened in 1994. But five companies are now bidding to compete with the ...

For three decades Eurostar has held a monopoly in running passenger train services through the Channel Tunnel since it opened in 1994. Now Italy's national state-owned railway company has ...

Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FS) says it will use trains inspired by its Frecciarossa (“Red Arrow”) express services in continental Europe to establish competition against incumbent, Eurostar. The ...