LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Train and bus operator Arriva said Tuesday that it been awarded the cross country rail franchise in the U.K. The network is the most extensive rail franchise in the U.K., ...

Virgin Trains has signed a deal with a train manufacturer for 12 high speed trains in a bid to challenge Eurostar’s cross-Channel dominance. In a submission to the UK’s Office of Rail and Road (ORR), ...

Virgin wants to launch services from Manchester and Birmingham, if it wins its bid to compete with Eurostar ...

Virgin has cranked up its game in the race to end Eurostar's decades-long monopoly of Channel Tunnel rail services.

fter maintaining a firm grip on all train travel through the Channel Tunnel for decades, Eurostar is set to face new competition as Uber has plans to operate cross-Channel railway services as early as ...

Virgin Group, the conglomerate founded by British entrepreneur Richard Branson, said Monday it was seeking funds for a cross-Channel train service to rival Eurostar.

March 9 (Reuters) - British billionaire Richard Branson's Virgin Group aims to raise 700 million pounds ($900 million) to fund its plan to launch cross-channel rail services as it looks to compete ...