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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Michael Howie

Virgin Trains set to compete with Eurostar as Richard Branson's company gets important green light

Virgin Trains has had its application to share Eurostar’s east London train depot approved by the Office of Rail and Road, paving the way for it to launch international services through the Channel Tunnel.

The regulator has granted access to Sir Richard Branson's company to use the Temple Mills site for maintaining and storing trains.

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