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 ...

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 ...

A technical issue on a Eurostar train temporarily blocked the ... wait" for passengers at the Folkestone terminal. The Channel Tunnel operator says its new kiosk system at Folkestone is "idiot ...

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 ...

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

HS1 has launched a tender process to rethink parts of the grade I-listed station to support plans by Eurostar, the ...

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 ...

The change is linked to the introduced of the EU’s Entry/Exit System (EES), the automated system that registers travellers ...

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 ...

The line is used by domestic Southeastern ‘Javelin’ services between London and Kent, Eurostar services as well as freight operations to and from the Channel Tunnel. The ORR’s final decision ...