Eurostar calls for ‘credible’ Channel rail strategy as monopoly decision looms

<p>Operator says if rivals are allowed to squeeze into existing facilities it could jeopardise its investment</p><p>Eurostar has urged the UK government to choose a “credible long-term strategy” for international rail or risk “falling behind” the rest of Europe, before a crucial decision by the regulator that could end its cross-Channel monopoly.</p><p>The high-speed train operator warned that a “premature” ruling from the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) to allow competitors to squeeze trains into existing facilities could jeopardise its planned investment and expansion.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jul/23/eurostar-calls-for-credible-channel-rail-strategy-as-monopoly-decision-looms">Continue reading...</a>