Any further UK investment in depot space should come with conditions
Gwendoline Cazenave, Eurostar’s CEO, went on the BBC Radio 4’s Today programme this morning to bemoan the lack of investment in depot space at Temple Mills. Listen to a clip here (©BBC 2026): The background to this is Eurostar’s stated… Read More >
Kent stations: Ashford or Ebbsfleet?
In this campaign, we have tirelessly advocated for the re-opening of both Ashford and Ebbsfleet as international stations. Both will benefit different parts of the south east region, both are networked as railway hubs in different ways. And while there… Read More >
Looking ahead to 2026
Heading into 2026, Ashford’s MP Sojan Joseph has said that returning international train services to Ashford is his top priority. Naturally, we we welcome the sentiment; we are optimistic that trains will return, only we don’t know when. The MP’s… Read More >
Trenitalia forge ahead with Channel Tunnel plans
Trenitalia have announced plans to launch a Paris-London service by 2029, significantly ahead of Virgin Trains Europe. Articles have appeared in The Telegraph and The Connexion explaining that the Italian state railway FS Group, which own Trenitalia, has received a… Read More >
A week on from the ORR’s decision on Temple Mills, what have we learnt?
A week has elapsed since the ORR’s decision to allocate the space capacity in the Temple Mills to Virgin Trains Europe. Virgin won out over Eurostar and three other operators vying to launch a rival cross-Channel train service. What have… Read More >
Eurostar told to move over and allow competition
In a historic and much-anticipated move, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has allocated the spare capacity at the Temple Mill depot to Virgin Trains Europe. This opens the way for Virgin to start running a rival international train… Read More >
Historic decision: Virgin to provide competition to Eurostar
Bring Back Euro Trains welcomes this historic day, as the ORR (Office of Rail and Road) gives the green light to open up the UK international rail market to genuine competition. We congratulate Virgin Trains, well known for their innovation… Read More >
Thematic analysis of petition comments
Bring Back Euro Trains is pleased to present our new publication, the “Comments Insights Report, A Thematic Analysis of the Public Arguments for Kent International Rail Services.” This crucial document is a comprehensive analysis of nearly 3,000 public comments submitted… Read More >
Parliamentary debate on Ashford international services
A parliamentary debate took place at Westminster on “the merits of returning international rail services to Ashford”. The debate, which happened on 14th October at 9.30, was fronted by Helena Dollimore MP (Hastings and Rye) who had requested it. Cheap… Read More >
Some musings as we await the ORR’s decision on Temple Mills
The rail commentator Jon Worth has offered some more thoughts on Eurostar and its potential rivals. Is your bid entirely dead if you don’t get space in Temple Mills? Temple Mills, the only maintenance depot capable of handling international trains,… Read More >