Virgin wins Channel Tunnel green light but Eurostar rival plan is a ‘gamble'

EXCLUSIVE: Christian Wolmar said he was not normally convinced competition was the answer to transport problems, but believed the cross-Channel market was an exception.

Britain's roads and rail regulator granted Virgin Trains access to track under English Channel opening the way for Eurostar's monopoly to be challenged.

Virgin Trains gets green light to rival Eurostar with UK services to Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam from 2030  GB News

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

Virgin Trains given major green light to rival Eurostar from 2030  ITVX

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.

Firm wants to run up to 20 daily journeys to Europe but it must get additional approval for overseas tracks.

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.