19-01-2021, 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Cinderella
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Eurotunnel Le Shuttle operated by Getlink and Eurostar is their customer. Eurostar is a totally separate company.
Well, one is useless without the other....
19-01-2021, 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Donkeyman
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The title of the thread is Eurostar cash crisis Todger, nothing to dowith euro tunnel l believe ???
Donkeyman! 🤔🤔
19-01-2021, 03:13 PM
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This publicity does not help.https://www.theguardian.com/business...ancelled-trips
Not really encouraging or helpful.
20-01-2021, 11:50 PM
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Originally Posted by The Artful Todger
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inseparable. The clue is the very big 'ole.
crap franchise system we have in the UK !!
Apparently it saves the nvestors millions in maintenance and
insurance costs which taxpayers have volunteered to pay. ???
Donkeyman! 👎👎
21-01-2021, 12:07 PM
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I see today that French junior transport minister Jean-Baptiste Djebbari says the French government will help Eurostar.He also says that the French are talking to the UK government too but that holds no stake unlike the French.
As has been said before, it's quite simple: if Eurostar (the operator) fails then another operator will be appointed in their place, just as happens with our own train operators.
21-01-2021, 01:52 PM
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Am I the only person that loves France & the tunnel?
The first time I traveled in the Tunnel I was terrified, but after a couple more journeys I loved it and thought it was the best way to get France, and many other places.
It is fast and I loved having a snack & half a glass of wine on the journey, in our own car!
I will be sad if the tunnel has outlived it's use , just because of Covid19
21-01-2021, 02:05 PM
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Re: Eurostar in cash crisis !!
Originally Posted by Cinderella
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Nothing to do with UK yet the French SNCF expect us to bail them out because their government won't. What a nerve!https://www.express.co.uk/news/polit...-advice-update
Eurostar is majority owned by the French state-backed rail firm SNCF
The Government sold its stake in the business to private companies for £757 million in 2015.
The 40 percent stake was sold before the general election in 2015 by the UK in order to pay off its debts.
Christophe Fanichet, head of SNCF Voyageurs, last week warned Eurostar was in a “very critical” situation.
He said the issue was the company was seen in the UK as a French business not supported by the Government.
But he also claimed in France the firm is seen as a UK-based businesses not aided by Paris.
The information I have read suggests that we are correct and the Frogs are lying.
We must remember that they are our enemy and will do anything to cause us harm and, worse, our own government and other authorities always seem to give in to them.
We appear to be our own worst enemy!
21-01-2021, 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Cinderella
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Deutsche Bahn were interested at one time?
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