TRAVEL NEWS
Sunday, November 18, 2007
German plan to run trains through Channel Tunnel
Germany's state-owned railway company is seeking permission to run passenger trains through the Channel Tunnel in direct competition with Eurostar.
business.timesonline.co.uk
business.timesonline.co.uk
Labels: Eurostar, germany, rail
Thursday, November 15, 2007
First St Pancras Eurostar service arrives in Paris
The journey time between central London and Paris was cut to two hours 15 minutes today as Eurostar services from St Pancras began.
guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
Labels: Eurostar, London, paris
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Paris travel frenzy for World Cup final
Eurostar has laid on extra trains between London and Paris in the days leading to the England v South Africa game on Saturday and estimates that 25,000 people will use the rail service to travel to Paris between Thursday lunchtime and Saturday afternoon.
travel.timesonline.co.uk
travel.timesonline.co.uk
Labels: Eurostar, France, London, paris, world cup
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Romance returns to rail travel
The new Eurostar line to the continent is an engineering wonder of the age and it has added lustre to a Victorian architectural jewel.
telegraph.co.uk
telegraph.co.uk
Thursday, September 06, 2007
Eurostar sets new record for Paris-London dash
A Eurostar train shattered the record for the quickest rail journey between Paris and London today, using a new high-speed track that shaved some 30 minutes off the previous fastest time.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Labels: Eurostar, London, paris
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Eurostar gets green travel boost
Eurostar passenger numbers rose in the first half of the year, driven by people switching from planes to trains to curb pollution, the firm said.
news.bbc.co.uk
news.bbc.co.uk
Labels: Eurostar, pollution, trains
Wednesday, July 04, 2007
European rail to compete with airlines
Eurostar, Germany's Deutsche Bahn AG and France's SNCF joined Dutch, Austrian, Swiss and Belgian train companies to form a rail alliance, Railteam, that aims to make international train bookings far easier and simpler by building a single online reservation system.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Labels: European, Eurostar, rail, railteam, train
Friday, January 12, 2007
Da Vinci and fog put Eurostar back on track after 7/7 losses
Eurostar has announced record sales as it recovers from a dip in customer growth after the July 7 bombings.
business.co.uk
business.co.uk
Labels: bombings, Eurostar, sales
