Eurostar services return to normal
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The high-speed service between Britain and continental Europe was paralyzed during one of the busiest travel weeks of the year because of a power outage in the Channel Tunnel.
Italy’s state-owned railway has gatecrashed Virgin’s bid to run a rival Eurostar service after revealing plans to operate trains between London and Paris.
Eurostar and Deutsche Bahn plan direct high-speed rail link from London to Frankfurt and Cologne, boosting UK-Germany trade, jobs and sustainable travel by 2030s.
Ministers considered abandoning the HS1 railway that links London to the Channel Tunnel just months before the cross-channel line was opened
Trains were running again Wednesday in both directions through the Channel Tunnel between continental Europe and the United Kingdom but problems remained after a day of travel chaos caused by power malfunctions.