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Eurostar criticised following Christmas breakdown

Eurostar criticised following Christmas breakdown

12 February 2010 Rail & Coach News

Eurostar trains had not undergone sufficient weather preparations, according to an independent report into failures of the service in the run-up to Christmas. Heavy snow storms in northern France saw six trains malfunction in the Channel Tunnel – with as many as 2,500 passengers stranded for up to five hours.

Eurostar response to independent review

Eurostar response to independent review

12 February 2010 Press Release Rail & Coach News

Eurostar today welcomes the findings from the Independent Review commissioned following the disruption to its service before Christmas and endorsed by Lord Adonis, the UK Secretary of State for Transport, and Dominique Bussereau, the French Secretary of State for Transport.