Blog2026 ≫ Is the Channel Tunnel rail service coming back to Ashford?

What is the rule when the headline is a question? Almost certainly no but BBC has this, Virgin takes step towards running Channel Tunnel rail service

Virgin's plans to run rail services between London and Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam have moved closer after it was granted track access by the UK regulator.

The company has been given approval to run up to 20 daily return services through the Channel Tunnel by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), with the agreement running from 1 October 2030 to 31 December 2040.

That story is illustrated with an "artists impression" of a Virgin train at St Pancras. Artists impression my arse, it is surely AI.

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