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Virgin unveils its future cross-Channel train as it gears up to take on Eurostar

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Le Monde
“Virgin Trains se pose en sérieux concurrent d’Eurostar sur le trafic transmanche”

La société du milliardaire britannique Richard Branson prévoit de faire circuler 20 trains par jour dans le tunnel sous la Manche à partir de 2030. Elle deviendrait ainsi le premier concurrent d’Eurostar sur les liaisons entre Londres et le continent.

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The Guardian – UK
“Virgin unveils its future cross-Channel train as it gears up to take on Eurostar”

Group plans to launch services from London in 2030 and hopes to outshine competitor with design inspiration from its airline, cruise and hotel arms Flash interiors, fancy food and maybe even a bar: Virgin has unveiled a mock-up of its future cross-Channel train, with a pledge to create “something genuinely new”. The group is planning to launch rail services from London to the continent in 2030, with Eurostar facing competition for the first time since the opening of the Channel tunnel. Continue…

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The Guardian – World
“Virgin unveils its future cross-Channel train as it gears up to take on Eurostar”

Group plans to launch services from London in 2030 and hopes to outshine competitor with design inspiration from its airline, cruise and hotel arms Flash interiors, fancy food and maybe even a bar: Virgin has unveiled a mock-up of its future cross-Channel train, with a pledge to create “something genuinely new”. The group is planning to launch rail services from London to the continent in 2030, with Eurostar facing competition for the first time since the opening of the Channel tunnel. Continue…

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Le Figaro
“Tunnel sous la Manche : Virgin veut concurrencer Eurostar en lançant 13 allers-retours quotidiens entre Londres et Paris”

Le groupe britannique, qui n’a quasiment plus aucune activité en France depuis la vente de ses Megastores en 2001, envisage d’y revenir en train à grande vitesse d’ici 2030.

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franceinfo
“Notre but est d'être prêt pour 2030" : Virgin lancé à toute vitesse vers le Tunnel sous la Manche”

Le groupe britannique Virgin, plus connu en France pour ses mégastores - aujourd'hui disparus du paysage - veut renverser la situation de monopole d'Eurostar sur le lien transmanche, via le lancement de 13 liaisons quotidiennes Londres-Paris d'ici 2030.

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