Virgin Trains cleared to challenge Eurostar on Amsterdam-London route

The UK rail regulator, the Office of Rail and Road, has officially granted track access to Richard Branson's Virgin Trains, ending Eurostar’s 31-year monopoly and clearing the way for a rival high-

‘Heathrow is already the most expensive airport in the world for airlines to use, and expansion risks driving charges up to the point where the hub becomes unaffordable,’ British Airways’ parent company IAG added

The trains could start operating alongside Eurostar's service as of 2030.

Operator granted UK track access for as many as 20 daily return trains to Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam from 2030 Business live – latest updates Virgin Trains has been granted track access by the rail regulator to enable it to run services between London and Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam from 2030, in a key step towa

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Virgin Trains has been granted permission to run train services between London and Paris, Amsterdam and Brussels by the railway watchdog, making it the first operator to break up the Eurostar’s decades-old stranglehold over train journeys to the continent. The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) said on Monday it had given S

Virgin Trains has been cleared to run up to 20 daily return services through the Channel Tunnel from 2030, bringing an end to Eurostar’s long-running monopoly one step closer.

Regulators at the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) have granted the billionaire's company approval to run daily return services between London and Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam.

Regulators at the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) have granted the billionaire's company approval to run daily return services between London and Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam.

VIRGIN Trains has been given the green light to launch European train services from the UK. The operator will run routes from London to Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam. The announcement comes as the Office of Rail and Road pre-approved the outline for track access which will allow Virgin Trains to operate 20 daily return

The Office of Rail and Road said it had granted approval for Sir Richard Branson’s company to run up to 20 new daily return services.

The Office of Rail and Road said it had granted approval for Sir Richard Branson’s company to run up to 20 new daily return services.