Eurostar bailout and the effects on Channel Tunnel freight

Coquelles terminal (Getlink Eurotunnel)
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The pandemic and lockdowns in the UK and mainland Europe have a severe impact on Eurostar, the operator that runs trains between London, Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam. The operator is on the brink of financial extinction, after passenger numbers collapsed by around ninety-five percent. Now, the company is urgently seeking one or more bailouts in order to survive. What effect might that have on freight operations in the Channel Tunnel?

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Eurostar bailout and the effects on Channel Tunnel freight

Coquelles terminal (Getlink Eurotunnel)
Source: Getlink Eurotunnel

The pandemic and lockdowns in the UK and mainland Europe have a severe impact on Eurostar, the operator that runs trains between London, Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam. The operator is on the brink of financial extinction, after passenger numbers collapsed by around ninety-five percent. Now, the company is urgently seeking one or more bailouts in order to survive. What effect might that have on freight operations in the Channel Tunnel?

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Author: Simon Walton

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