Virgin Trains gets green signal to run cross-Channel routes

Virgin Trains gets green signal to run cross-Channel routes  The Times

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

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.

Operator wins track access approval for up to 20 daily return trains through tunnel to Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam in 2030 Virgin Trains has been granted track access by the rail regulator to run new services between London and Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam in 2030, in a step forward for its plans to break’s Eurostar

Sir Richard Branson’s company gets regulatory approval to run up to 20 new daily return services between London and the continent

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.