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Jubilee boosts Eurostar
Wednesday 18 April 2012
Strong bookings for the June bank holiday weekend as visitors flock to London for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee helped Eurostar sales rise by 7 per cent to £211m in the first quarter of this year.
First high-speed freight train arrives in UK from France
Thursday 22 March 2012
The first high-speed freight train between France and the UK arrived at St Pancras yesterday, in a trial run that could herald the future of European goods delivery.
Eurostar cleaners vote for strike
Friday 27 January 2012
Workers who clean Eurostar trains and stations on the UK side of the route have voted to go on strike in a row over pay.
Eurostar hit by Belgian strike
Tuesday 20 December 2011
Christmas travellers will have their getaway plans disrupted by a strike in Belgium on Thursday.
Power delays Eurostar services
Friday 02 September 2011
High-speed Eurostar train services through the Channel Tunnel were severely disrupted today due to an electrical power supply problem near London.
Eurotunnel train strike threat
Thursday 25 August 2011
Channel Tunnel shuttle train services run by Eurotunnel are facing the threat of strike action by French unions over the Bank Holiday weekend.
French strike threat to Eurotunnel
Wednesday 24 August 2011
Channel Tunnel shuttle train services run by Eurotunnel are facing the threat of strike action by French unions over the bank holiday weekend.
Simon Calder: How to be the talk of the taverna - take euros
Saturday 23 July 2011
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Eurostar announce increase in passenger numbers
Wednesday 20 July 2011
A big rise in American travellers helped Channel Tunnel high-speed train company Eurostar to increase passenger numbers in the first half of this year, it was announced today.
Detained: bus driver suspected of being hitman for Rwandan President
Saturday 04 June 2011
With his Belgian passport and job as a Brussels bus driver, Norbert Rukimbira would not have stood out as a suspected international assassin as he sat on board the Eurolines coach that pulled into the passport control building at Folkestone’s Eurotunnel terminal three weeks ago.
Holiday weekends boost Eurostar
Tuesday 19 April 2011
Channel Tunnel high-speed train company Eurostar today reported a surge in Easter and royal wedding weekend passengers.
Eurotunnel reports 'surge' in bookings
Tuesday 19 April 2011
Eurotunnel is enjoying what it described as a "substantial" surge in bookings as Britons take advantage of the extra bank holiday.
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