The Virgin Group, founded by billionaire Richard Branson, has confirmed that it is on track to launch a new high-speed train service through the Channel Tunnel. The international train route could ...

Virgin Trains is now one step closer to challenging Eurostar on the London-Paris rail line after regulators in the UK approved the company’s request to use a vital train depot. The UK Office of Rail ...

Eurostar’s monopoly on international trains from the UK is set to end, with Virgin Trains on track to launch its own high-speed services via the Channel Tunnel from 2030. British entrepreneur Sir ...

Did a giant step come on the London-Paris high-speed rail line? It seems to be the case as the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) approved on October 30, 2025 Virgin Trains’ application for access to ...

Virgin plans to launch a high-speed train between London and Amsterdam by 2030. The British rail regulator gave Virgin the green light to launch a service through the Channel Tunnel, introducing ...

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Virgin Trains has been cleared to launch high-speed passenger services through the Channel Tunnel, it emerged on Thursday, ending Eurostar’s three-decade monopoly on cross-Channel rail travel. The ...

Virgin is one step closer to launching cross-Channel rail services after Britain's rail regulator approved its application to share Eurostar’s depot. The multinational confirmed in March it was ...

Sir Richard Branson said his company has overcome ‘the big hurdle that we had to get through’ to start running international train services. Virgin Trains hopes to introduce the UK’s first direct ...

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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 ...

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