Eurostar rival gets ‘green signal’ for Channel Tunnel trains

• Virgin Group is poised to challenge Eurostar with its own passenger train through the Channel Tunnel.
• A key regulatory hurdle has been overcome with the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) confirming the potential availability of capacity at Eurostar's Temple Mills maintenance depot.
• Access to this depot was a major obstacle for potential Eurostar competitors and Virgin has hailed the news as a “green signal”.
• Virgin aims to launch its cross-Channel rail service soon. It says the move will “unlock competition on the cross-Channel route for the benefit of all passengers”.
• Eurostar currently holds a monopoly on passenger services through the Channel Tunnel.

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