The company says that competition on the route should improve fares and destinations for passengers once its services begin.
A company planning to compete with Eurostar for cross-Channel rail services says it has signed a deal for up to 16 trains and aims to start operations in 2025. Evolyn said it had agreed to purchase 12 trains initially from French firm Alstom as part of its £1bn investment to date. The company would be in direct competition with Eurostar, should its plans not hit the buffers, which has had a monopoly for 30 years but faced Brexit and COVID-related challenges to its growth.
' The high-speed trains it has bought will be from Alstom's Avelia range, meeting 'all current high standards of sustainability, efficiency and reduction of energy consumption and CO2 emissions', the company added. It said that while it planned to launch services in 2025, it would be 2026 before it was fully operational.
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