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Virgin announces £700,000,000 plan to rival Eurostar with cross-Channel trains
Virgin Group is looking to deliver some tough competition to Eurostar with its latest rail project — and it could see us getting an alternative cross-Channel option in just a few years’ time. Sir Richard Branson recently announced plans to raise £700million to fund a new train service connecting UK passengers with Paris,
Billionaire Sir Richard Branson plans to take on Eurostar’s 30-year train monopoly with $900 million Virgin Group fundraise
Branson's Virgin Group confirmed a mammoth fundraising plan that could see Virgin operate a Eurostar alternative by the end of the decade.
Virgin Group aims to raise $900 million to fund Eurostar rival, FT reports
British billionaire Richard Branson's Virgin Group aims to raise 700 million pounds ($900 million) to fund its bid to launch cross-channel rail services to compete with Eurostar, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.
Branson's Virgin targets rival to Eurostar train
Branson's Virgin targets rival to Eurostar train Virgin Group, the conglomerate founded by British entrepreneur Richard Branson, said Monday it was seeking funds for a cross-Channel train service to rival Eurostar.
Virgin Group seeks to raise funding for cross-Channel Eurostar rival
Virgin Group wants to launch the new service by the end of the decade, initially running trains from London to Paris and Brussels. View on euronews
Virgin Group Seeks £700M to Challenge Eurostar with Cross-Channel Rail Service
Virgin Group Seeks 700M to Challenge Eurostar with Cross-Channel Rail Service Virgin Group, led by British billionaire Richard Branson, is aiming to raise 700 million ($900 million) to launch a high-speed rail
WWII bomb disposal operation in Paris causes hours of travel chaos and Eurostar line closure
The bomb was discovered in Paris around 4 a.m. by workers doing earth-moving work near the tracks in the Seine-Saint-Denis ...
Discovery of Unexploded World War II Bomb Halts Paris Trains and Eurostar
The police successfully defused the explosive device, which weighs more than 1,000 pounds and was found near tracks north of ...
Eurostar - latest: All London to Paris trains cancelled today after WWII bomb defused near Gare du Nord station
Eurostar has cancelled all trains between London and Paris throughout Friday, after the discovery of an unexploded Second ...
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Eurostar cancellations: Chaos as WWII bomb found on tracks halts all services on busiest day of week
Thousands of passengers face chaos with Eurostar suspending services between London and Paris after the discovery of an unexploded Second World War bomb. All trains in the Paris to London ...
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Virgin Group aims to raise $900 million for rail service bid, company says
Virgin's plans are for a high-frequency service, which would be the first direct rival to Eurostar's 30-year-old network and could launch as soon as 2029, the company said. "The cross-Channel ...
WW2 bomb disrupts Eurostar.
The unexploded bomb was discovered overnight in the Saint-Denis suburb of Paris during works on the tracks, halting the ...
Unexploded WWII bomb halts Eurostar travel connecting Paris to London and Brussels
Eurostar, operator of the sleek speedy trains that usually make rail travel between the UK and the continent a breeze, ...
WWII bomb disposal operation in Paris causes travel chaos and Eurostar line closure
The disposal of what Paris police called an “excessively dangerous” unexploded World War II bomb caused hours of ...
First pic of 660lb WWII BOMB on tracks that’s shut Eurostar emerges as trains cancelled & passengers told ‘don’t travel’
THIS is the 660-pound bomb from World War II that brought Eurostar trains to and From Paris’ Gare du Nord to a chaotic halt.