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March 18, 2026 | High-speed

Trenitalia builds French high-speed depot

New facility will also maintain trains for proposed Paris - London service.

February 25, 2026 | Freight

Channel Tunnel intermodal revival in prospect

Network Rail leases Barking Eurohub terminal in east London where £15m of private investment is planned.

January 22, 2026 | Europe

ERTMS installation begins in Channel Tunnel

Compagnie des Signaux will supply onboard equipment for 57 Eurotunnel locomotives.

August 14, 2025 | Europe

Virgin agrees cross-Channel train deal

British operator signs heads of terms with Alstom to provide 12 Avelia Stream high-speed trains.

April 29, 2025 | Passenger

Potential high-speed operators beat a path to London

New initiatives to grow high-speed traffic between London and continental Europe have been accompanied by the arrival of more new entrants seeking to challenge the monopoly that Eurostar has enjoyed since 1994. Robert Preston rounds up recent developments.

April 8, 2025 | High-speed

FS to enter London - Paris high-speed market by 2029

Italian state railway signs MoU with new entrant Evolyn.

April 15, 2024 | High-speed

Eurotunnel eases path for new cross-Channel operators

The Channel Tunnel infrastructure manager is working to double the number of destinations that can be reached from London by high-speed rail. Robert Preston speaks exclusively to Eurotunnel’s rail network director, Jean-Pierre Ramirez.

January 17, 2024 | High-speed

Getlink unveils strategy to boost Channel Tunnel traffic

Robert Preston reports on how the operator of the Channel Tunnel is working to bring more through traffic to fixed link between Britain and mainland Europe.

December 15, 2023 | High-speed

Getlink works to double high-speed services from London within 10 years

Channel Tunnel operator says time to market has been halved to five years.

November 14, 2023 | High-speed

Heuro plans high-speed services from Amsterdam to Brussels, Paris and London (updated)

Potential competitor to Eurostar says that new entrants boost demand by 45%.

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