The company behind the Orient Express train service has scrapped the UK leg of the journey because of Channel crossing delays caused by Brexit. The company that runs the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express (VSOE), Belmond, has dropped the London-to-Folkestone leg of the route because it has become too difficult to cross the Channel, reports The Guardian.
The journey had seen passengers travel in Art Deco carriages from London Victoria to the Channel, boarding coaches to cross to France then joining Belmond trains in Calais to continue the journey across Europe.
This Easter saw coaches delayed at Dover for up to 14 hours thanks to new post-Brexit security checks, and there are fears those delays will get worse.
