Passengers choose the plane over ‘expensive’ Eurostar
Eurostar tickets can vie with air travel for price as long as they are bought in advance. But, as the passengers inteviewed for this techxplore.com piece, for last-minute bookings, the plane is still unrivalled in cost. The passengers who spoke… Read More >
BBET Response to Labour’s Rail and Urban Transport Review
Bring Back Euro Trains has submitted a response to the Labour Party’s call for evidence for their Rail and Urban Transport Review. In this election year, we are calling on Labour to help clarify UK-EU border crossing requirements, which are… Read More >
Channel-Tunnel trains present and future
Train commentator Jon Worth gives us a comprehensive description of the current state of passenger trains through the Channel Tunnel. He also examines in detail the different claims for expansion, whether for Eurostar or for its future competitors. He measures… Read More >
Save money with a CIV train ticket to St Pancras when taking the Eurostar
Eurostar’s continued refusal to stop for passengers at Ashford and Ebbsfleet stations is not only inconvenient for residents of Kent and the South East. It also adds considerable expense to the overall journey. But a little-known scheme called CIV can… Read More >
Big delays feared with introduction of EES
KCC councillors are warning that the introduction the the Schengen zone’s new biometric border checks, Entry-Exit System (EES), could cause major and long-lasting delays when they comes into force this October. The worry for Kent is that delays at the… Read More >