Virgin Cross Channel?

Virgin Cross Channel?

Re: Virgin Cross Channel?

Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 14:09, 17th August 2026

No problem, GBM: here is probably the best Coffee Shop forum board to post about journeys starting (or proposed to start) in the UK.

CfN.

Virgin Cross Channel?

Posted by GBM at 13:04, 17th August 2026

From the BBC
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjrvx4yye81o

Virgin's plans to run rail services between London and Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam have moved closer after it was granted track access by the UK regulator.

The company has been given approval to run up to 20 daily return services through the Channel Tunnel by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), with the agreement running from 1 October 2030 to 31 December 2040.
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