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 ...
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Eurostar expected to resume London-Paris services today
Eurostar services between London and Paris are expected to resume after the removal of an unexploded Second World War bomb ...
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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 ...
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Eurostar passengers warned not to travel today - after unexploded WW2 bomb discovered on tracks sparks chaos
All trains in the Paris to London direction are cancelled until at least 12.09pm. Eurostar said in a statement: "Due to an object on the tracks near Paris Gare du Nord, we are expecting disruption ...
Virgin Group Aims to Raise $900 Million to Fund Eurostar Rival, FT Reports
(Reuters) - British billionaire Richard Branson's Virgin Group aims to raise 700 million pounds ($900 million) to fund its ...
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Paris train services to resume after WW2 bomb defused but Eurostar still disrupted
The discovery of an unexploded World War Two bomb near Europe's busiest train station overnight led to major disruption for many travellers in London and Paris. More now from France's Transport ...
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Unexploded WW II bomb in Paris halts domestic, continental travel for several hours
Roped-off sections for passengers using Eurostar train services are largely empty at St Pancras International railway station in London on Friday. (Frank Augstein/The Associated Press) Earlier ...