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Breaking: the UK’s Office of Rail & Road has approved #VirginTrains’ application for access to #TempleMills depot, which is needed to launch services through the #ChannelTunnel, and has rejected applications from #Evolyn, #Gemini and #Trenitalia. Details to follow at www.railwaygazette.com

Will Eurostar ever have competition? Mark Smith - The Man in Seat 61 - thinks it's possible, but it will take time

Listen to the full interview in E231 of The Ski Podcast

#eurostar #evolyn #geminitrains #virgintrains #londonstpancras @seatsixtyone.bsky.social

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London-Berlin: competition hots up for cross-Channel rail links Firms vie with Eurostar to provide direct services from Britain to mainland Europe as they spy growth in market

London-Berlin: competition hots up for cross-Channel rail links

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#traintravel #gemini #evolyn #eurostar

£935m project to link London and Paris with new train service Evolun and Ferrovie dello Stato have launched a new alliance to launch a new train service connecting London with Paris via the Channel Tunnel. The… The post £935m project to link London and Paris with new train service first appeared on VibeWire Magazine.

#Evolyn #FerroviedelloStato #London #Paris

Spoke w/ potential new operators Evolyn, Gemini & Virgin planning exciting routes! Made the case STRONGLY for Ashford Int (>859k passengers/year) - pleased operators are considering it. Rail renaissance happening! Exciting times! 🇪🇺🇬🇧 #ChannelTunnel #Evolyn #GeminiTrains #Virgin #BringBackEuroTrains

Italiener wollen Eurostar im Kanaltunnel Konkurrenz machen Für Reisende Richtung London könnte es günstigere Tickets bedeuten: Die italienische Bahn will Züge durch den Kanaltunnel zwischen Paris und Großbritannien

Italiener wollen Eurostar im Kanaltunnel Konkurrenz machen

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#Eurostar #Eurotunnel #Evolyn #Frankreich #Großbritannien #Italien #Kanaltunnel #Konkurrenz #London #Paris

Los Cosmen encargan a Rock Rail la flota para el Eurotúnel La nueva ofensiva de la familia Cosmen sobre el ferrocarril europeo sigue avanzando, tanto en la materialización de alianzas para fortalecer su propuesta como en el capítulo finan

www.expansion.com/empresas/inm... #Evolyn va a firmar un contrato con el arrendador de trenes británico Rock Rail para disponer de hasta 16 unidades de alta velocidad de Alstom (clase Avelia), un pedido valorado en más de 1.000 millones de euros 🤔

MoU (The Special One)

Las fechas que ha dado #Evolyn para inicio de operaciones parecen poco realistas. Y Alstom no ha confirmado la venta del material rodante ni sus condiciones. Lo mismo sólo es un MoU 😏 (y un anuncio estratégico para desanimar a eventuales competidores)

Planned Eurostar competitor Evolyn to buy 12 trains from France's Alstom | Reuters Evolyn said on Wednesday it agreed to purchase 12 trains from Alstom for its planned high-speed rail service under the English Channel, which aims to challenge Eurostar's monopoly on the connection.

www.reuters.com/business/aut... (11-10-2023) #UKRail 🇬🇧 The total investment in the #Evolyn project is 1 billion pounds ($1.23 billion), Evolyn said in a statement, adding the trains are expected to start running in 2025, with the service in full operation in 2026.

National Express owner plans to launch Eurostar rival Mobico has been holding talks with Spanish Cosmen family about cross-Channel rail service

www.ft.com/content/aafc... (28-7-2023) 🇬🇧 #UKRail #Evolyn The initiative would represent the first challenge to Eurostar’s monopoly of passenger rail traffic linking London to major cities in Europe including Brussels and Amsterdam as well as Paris.