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Eurostar to suspend Channel train service indefinitely
23 hours ago ago from Gadling
Most people think "airlines" when the topic turns to the misery of holiday travel. Well, the trains are getting in on the action now. European railway Eurostar 's Channel Tunnel train, which connects England and France , is being shut down indefinitely. It's a natural side-effect of having more than 2,000 passengers trapped inside the tunnel for several hours because of technical glitches. Several hours? Try 15 of 'em! Sans food, water or ...
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21 hours ago ago from Good Articles for you |Good Free Articles | Free Atricle
Home Travel News Good Articles For You Just be Quick , Free Article for You! Send out a rescue party': Stranded Eurostar passengers throng Gare du Nord In: News | Travel 21 Dec 2009 Hundreds wait for trains in Paris as Channel tunnel chaos continues At Gare du Nord today, hundreds of anxious passengers, desperate to get back to the UK, repeatedly asked the question nobody could ...
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7 hours ago ago from Eye on Kope
Can we get a report on why we didn't get any team at all? Ashburton got a team. Ashburton! Come on son. Mike Van der Boom I'm looking at you, what did they say? Where did we go wrong? (note: this was written before the great article in the Bacon that basically explains why - subpar accommodation)
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14 hours ago ago from ExpatFinder Blog
Eureostar Breaks Down, Expats Stranded For expats in Europe travel could be a bumpy one this year because of Eurostar train troubles. On Friday travelers were left stranded on the trains. Through weekend services was canceled and as of today the trains have begun to move, but on a limited schedule. “Eurostar chief executive Richard Brown said that he was very, very sorry about the breakdowns and that modifications to the trains were being ...
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22 hours ago ago from Womens-rugby.com
The International Rugby Board has confirmed that the four Unions who entered the race to host Women’s Rugby World Cup 2014 last month have progressed to the next stage of the tender process. Kazakhstan, New Zealand, Samoa and USA have expressed their formal intention to tender to host the premier 15-a-side tournament for women. “We have never enjoyed such high interest in hosting Women’s Rugby World Cup at a time when the Women’s ...
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BBC News - First Eurostar train leaves Paris
9 hours ago ago from BBC
Eurostar has been criticised for its response to the travel problems Eurostar has resumed operation of high-speed trains through the Channel Tunnel after three days with no service. The first train left Paris for St Pancras station in London at 0810 local time (0710 GMT). Eurostar said two-thirds of services would run on Tuesday, but tickets would be accepted only from people who should have travelled on Saturday and Sunday. ...
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4 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
PARIS Eurostar resumed its high-speed rail service linking Britain, France and Belgium on Tuesday after a three-day suspension that stranded tens of thousands of holiday travelers and left French President Nicolas Sarkozy indignant. The first train pulled out of the Gare du Nord station in Paris shortly after 8 a.m. (0700 GMT) carrying 750 passengers, many of whom had been stranded for days. Hundreds of others waited in a line that ...
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15 hours ago ago from Wall Street Journal
"A Christmas present to remember from 69," proclaimed the unsolicited e-mail that arrived in many in-boxes on Saturday. Eager to cash in on the online gift-buying trend, the company was offering "the perfect present for your nearest and dearest an experience they'll never forget." Had the e-mail landed a week earlier, the advertising might have been persuasive, but on Saturday this missive was doomed to failure for it came from Eurostar. ...
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