When the Channel Tunnel opened in 1994, the undersea rail link saw Britain grew closer to the European mainland than ever before. However, had things gone a little differently, history might have ...

Demand for high-speed rail travel is booming in Europe. Travelers are desperate for a fast, sustainable alternative to short-haul air flights and congested highways. But there’s a problem. Demand is ...

A British adventurer has been refused permission to use the Channel Tunnel to complete his 36,000-mile walk around the world. Former paratrooper Karl Bushby, 57, set off from Chile in 1998 and has ...

New sleeper trains, new high speed trains and new contenders for the Channel Tunnel, including Sir Richard Branson's Virgin ...

PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: Getlink (Paris:GET) announces that Eurotunnel has commissioned the world’s most powerful static compensator (VSC technology) connected to a railway electrical ...

Aug. 17 (UPI) --Britain's roads and rail regulator on Monday granted Virgin Trains access to track running beneath the English Channel, bringing the company's plans to launch passenger services from ...

PARIS, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Train services through the Channel Tunnel linking Britain and continental Europe were suspended for much of Tuesday after a power supply failure, bringing chaos to peak ...

Dec. 30 (UPI) --Eurostar suspended all Channel Tunnel trains because of a power outage, though trains are expected to resume Tuesday afternoon. Eurostar, the high-speed railway company that connects ...

The world's largest and most powerful Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM) solution in a railway environment was developed by GE Grid Solutions and adapted to the Channel Tunnel in collaboration ...

PARIS (AP) — 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 ...