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European Railroad Discussion > Channel Tunnel train delay and cancellation 'chaos'Date: 04/17/14 20:00 Channel Tunnel train delay and cancellation 'chaos' Author: GenePoon Channel Tunnel train delay and cancellation 'chaos'
BBC 17 April 2014 > Channel Tunnel rail passengers have faced train cancellations and > major delays after a series of problems led to a backlog in > services. > > A Eurotunnel train broke down in one tunnel, as a technical issue > closed the other. Both issues were later fixed. > > But delays continued to hit passenger and freight services ahead of > the busy Easter weekend. A fatality near Lille further delayed > Eurostar trains. > > The BBC's Paul Moss, at the Paris Eurostar, described scenes of > "chaos". > > Eurostar spokesman Leigh Calder said the firm was "incredibly sorry" > for the disruption, especially as so many passengers were trying to > get away for the Easter weekend. > > He confirmed 14 out of 44 Eurostar trains due to run on Thursday - > which can each hold 750 passengers - had been cancelled. > > Eurostar operates from St Pancras, Ashford and Ebbsfleet in England, > Paris and Lille in France, and Brussels in Belgium. > > Eurotunnel, a separate company, runs a service called le Shuttle > between Folkestone and Calais. > > Eurostar spokesman Leigh Calder: "We are exceptionally sorry... but > it is out of our control" > > A Eurotunnel spokesman said both rail tunnels were now "fully open" > and services were "getting back to normal". Full story: Channel Tunnel train delay and cancellation 'chaos' Date: 04/18/14 03:22 Re: Channel Tunnel train delay and cancellation 'chaos' Author: andersonb109 That's just great. I'm booked for next Thursday! At least I shouldn't have to worry about the certain type of snow that sometimes grounds things to a halt.
Date: 04/18/14 09:29 Re: Channel Tunnel train delay and cancellation 'chaos' Author: octrax Like a bridge UNDER troubled water across "the Pond"...
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