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Thousands hit by Eurostar delays set to last all day

10.10.11
Thousands of Eurostar passengers suffered major delays of three hours or more due to signalling problems in the Channel Tunnel... more

Strikes and travel chaos loom for bank holiday weekend

25.08.11
Britons on the move over the bank holiday weekend will have to contend with disrupted journeys, a possible strike on Eurotunnel services, and showery weather... more

National Express buses 18,000 to Games

04.07.11
Some 18,000 Europeans are expected to travel to next year's Olympics by coach as Eurotunnel signs a deal with National Express's coach arms... more

Eurotunnel still reaps the benefits of ash cloud chaos

18.04.11
The ash cloud that closed European air space a year ago sent passengers flocking to travel on Eurotunnel's undersea shuttles, and many have favoured its services over planes ever since... more

Eurotunnel boosted by French 2012 hijack

04.03.11
The French appeal for international athletes to live and train in Calais succeeds in poaching some of London's Olympic riches... more

Drivers pick Eurotunnel for Continental trips

18.01.11
More holidaymakers used Eurotunnel's shuttles to drive to the Continent last year, helping the Channel Tunnel train operator enjoy a 26% jump in 2010 revenues to €736.6 million ... more

Channel Tunnel high-speed rail link sold for £2.1bn

05.11.10
The high-speed rail link to the Channel Tunnel sold by the Government to Canadian investors for a much higher than expected £2.1 billion ... more

Eurotunnel revenues rise as train takes freight strain

18.10.10
Eurotunnel’s like-for-like revenues rise to €181.3 million as holidaymakers choose to drive and more haulage firms move freight between Britain and France... more

Holiday drivers make tracks towards Eurotunnel shuttle

06.09.10
Eurotunnel says it saw a 'significant' increase in summer holiday traffic carrying 17% more cars and coaches than last year during July and August ... more

Goldman High Speed 1 bid gets more backing

17.08.10
Goldman Sachs and Groupe Eurotunnel have brought in extra financial backers as they placed their consortium bid for Britain's only high-speed rail line which could raise at least £1.5 billion for the Treasury... more

Canadian pension funds 'bid for High Speed 1 rail line'

03.08.10
Two Canadian pension funds have joined forces to bid for the High Speed 1 rail line, sources say... more

Eurotunnel 'needs Channel Tunnel fire payout' for profit

19.07.10
Eurotunnel warns it will not post a profit this year unless it received further insurance payouts for the Channel Tunnel fire in 2008... more

French Connection - take a drive to the south of France

07.07.10
It’s a long drive but taking the car to southern France means avoiding airports — and there are so many sights, sounds and tastes on the way... more

Philip Hammond invites bids for High Speed rail route

21.06.10
Government begins the sale of High Speed 1 - the 68-mile London to Folkestone Channel Tunnel rail link... more

Eurotunnel takes over British rail freight firm GBRf

01.06.10
Eurotunnel is buying Britain's third-largest rail freight firm, GBRailfreight, from FirstGroup for £31 million... more

Eurotunnel's 'whatever the weather' advert banned thanks to snow chaos

26.05.10
A Eurotunnel advert has been banned for claiming the service runs in any weather after a complaint from a passenger who was stranded because of snow... more

Fulham take to the road for Europe

20.04.10
Club confirm they will be travelling by road to Germany today for the first leg of their Europa League semi-final ... more

Eurotunnel profits crash to just £1.3m thanks to snow chaos

09.03.10
Eurotunnel’s profit plummet 96% as it felt the impact of the winter’s freezing weather and a fire in 2008... more

Eurostar chaos report calls for new evacuation plan in tunnel

12.02.10
Emergency evacuation plans for the Channel Tunnel must be urgently reviewed to prevent a repeat of the Christmas snow chaos which left thousands of passengers stranded for up to 20 hours... more

Jailed, the gang who ‘hid’ £30m heroin haul in boot of a car

11.01.10
Gang who smuggled a record heroin haul into Britain by driving it through the Channel Tunnel in the boot of a car were jailed for more than 81 years... more

Eurostar blame 'fluffy French snow' as 100,000 passengers remain stranded

21.12.09
Eurostar blame the wrong type of 'fluffy French snow' for the collapse of its services, sparking fury from stranded passengers... more

Six-hour ordeal for passengers as the Shuttle breaks down

27.08.09
More than 500 passengers were trapped in the Channel Tunnel for six hours when the Shuttle broke down.... more

Eurotunnel blaze puts a damper on revenues

24.07.09
The number of cars and trucks using the shuttle trains running through the Channel Tunnel has dived dramatically, leading to a collapse in revenues at Eurotunnel... more

Chunnel blaze repairs will take until February

15.10.08
The fire-damaged Channel Tunnel will not be fully operational again until at least February - with the repair already escalating towards the £500million mark... more

£17m blaze toll on Eurotunnel

08.10.08
Transport: The shutdown of the Channel Tunnel during September due to a fire on a vehicle shuttle train has cost Eurotunnel £17 million in lost revenues... more

Channel Tunnel fire is second serious blaze

12.09.08
The Channel Tunnel fire brings back unwelcome memories of the serious blaze in the tunnel in November 1996... more

Eurotunnel says blaze cost small

12.09.08
Eurotunnel chairman and chief executive Jacques Gounon said the financial effects of the fire in the Channel Tunnel on the company that operates it would be limited... more

Tunnel ablaze for 17 hours as travel plans of 15,000 wrecked

11.09.08
Almost a half-mile stretch of the Channel Tunnel has been severely damaged by a fire which raged for 17 hours ... more

Money worries hit BAA plan

02.06.08
The refinancing of the BAA London airport monopoly remains uncertain after banks were called in to provide loans in an attempt to shore up a £10 billion debt restructuring... more


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