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Published 11/02/2009 by Railway Gazette


Eurostar prepares for competition

'At the moment, actually, in France I have no authority, I have no accountability. I can only operate by persuasion and influence. Hopefully from early next year Eurostar International will be the first truly international passenger train operator in Europe'.

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"At the moment, actually, in France I have no authority, I have no accountability. I can only operate by persuasion and influence. Hopefully from early next year Eurostar International will be the first truly international passenger train operator in Europe"
Eurostar prepares for competition [Railway Gazette - 11/02/2009]
"That provides us with a much better platform to fight the competition when it arrives, and both Air France and DB - and I've no doubt quite aa few others - are very seriously lined up, coming in and taking some of our business" , said Brown
Eurostar prepares for competition [Railway Gazette - 11/02/2009]
"But it also provides us with the ability to actually start looking further afield. In the short run, what we're doing is working hard with fellow train companies, both in the UK and companies like NS in Holland, to try to improve connectivity at our key terminals. We saw 100% growth last year in passengers travelling from the Midlands down to London onto Eurostar."
Eurostar prepares for competition [Railway Gazette - 11/02/2009]

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