Another ERTMS announcement has recently emerged, this time concerning the London to Paris and Brussels high-speed routes through the Channel Tunnel. At a meeting in Paris on 19 July, an agreement signed by four parties …
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Getlink pushes for budget train service between London & Paris (iNews)
Cheaper train services could run between London and Paris as alternatives to Eurostar if new proposals get off the ground. The cheaper trains would be slower, with longer journey times, but would be in a …
Continue readingHow long a train journey will compete with air travel? (CityLab)
Can Eurostar compete with airlines? As flying grows even less attractive, a new London-to-Amsterdam rail route could steal passengers from the skies. This is a question surfacing in Europe this month, as the first-ever direct …
Continue readingDB not to run to London? (Railway Gazette)
Deutsche Bahn (DB) has effectively deferred its high-profile plan to run direct high speed trains between Germany and London. Reports in the French press last week had quoted Birgit Bohle, Managing Director of DB Fernverkehr, …
Continue readingFriday Reads – April 28, 2017
If you have something you feel we should read or include in a future list, please email us at goodreads@box5466.temp.domains. Night Tube noise complaints – Railway Technology Mail Rail BT Cold War cable removal – …
Continue readingNo Eurostar at Stratford International?
According to the BBC, Eurostar has declined to run services from the new £210 million Stratford International station. A Freedom of Information request uncovered minutes from a DfT meeting in January noting this – although …
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