Some cross-Channel rail services have started resuming after a power failure forced the closure of the Channel Tunnel and Eurostar cancelled all its London to Europe services for the day.
Crowds of waiting passengers built up at London St Pancras and Paris Gare du Nord stations, and hundreds of cars were trapped in queues for LeShuttle at Folkestone before the vehicle-train service to Calais started resuming. LeShuttle chiefs warned of six-hour delays at the Folkestone terminal.
