The Eurostar connects Britain to Europe, but the beating heart of rail travel in Great Britain has always been the Midlands. For decades Crewe was synonymous with locomotive construction, and major ...

Virgin Trains will soon be able to run passenger services through the Channel Tunnel, challenging Eurostar’s decades-long monopoly. According to regulator the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), Sir ...

Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group said there are ‘no more major hurdles to overcome’ before it can begin operating passenger trains through the Channel Tunnel (PA Archive) Sir Richard Branson’s ...

BRITS could soon be heading to Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam with Virgin Trains – and now, there is a first glimpse at the trains that will be used. Virgin Trains has revealed more details about ...

Virgin Trains will be able to launch rail services through the Channel Tunnel after the UK's rail regulator approved its application to share a depot with Eurostar. The decision means Eurostar's ...

Virgin Trains may be able to operate train service through the “Chunnel” that links the U.K. with continental Europe as early as 2030, after the U.K. regulator approved its application to share a ...

ANOTHER rival to Eurostar and Virgin has revealed they will be launching new trains between the UK and Europe. Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FS Group) are Italy‘s state-owned railway operator, and ...

Virgin will work with Alstom and place an order to acquire 12 Avelia Stream trains. Credit: © Virgin 2025. Virgin Trains has received approval from the UK regulator ...

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