Virgin Group aims to raise $900 million for rail service bid, company says
British billionaire Richard Branson's Virgin Group aims to raise 700 million pounds ($900 million) to fund its plan to launch ...
WWII bomb discovered in Paris causes travel chaos, Eurostar shutdown
Disposal experts managed to unscrew and then destroy its fuse, but the half-ton British-made bomb could have caused major ...
Billionaire Sir Richard Branson plans to take on Eurostar’s 30-year train monopoly with $900 million Virgin Group fundraise
Branson's Virgin Group confirmed a mammoth fundraising plan that could see Virgin operate a Eurostar alternative by the end ...
Virgin Group aims to raise $900 million to fund Eurostar rival, FT reports
British billionaire Richard Branson's Virgin Group aims to raise 700 million pounds ($900 million) to fund its bid to launch ...
WWII bomb disposal operation in Paris causes travel chaos and Eurostar line closure
The disposal of what Paris police called an “excessively dangerous” unexploded World War II bomb caused hours of ...
Virgin announces £700,000,000 plan to rival Eurostar with cross-Channel trains
Sir Richard Branson recently announced plans to raise £700million to fund a new train service connecting UK passengers with ...
Eurostar train service resumes after discovery of unexploded WWII bomb
The bomb, described as "really huge," was successfully disposed of after over 300 officers mobilized to handle the situation, and travel resumed shortly after.
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Virgin plans high-speed rail to compete with Eurostar; Amsterdam on the route
Virgin Group, led by billionaire Richard Branson, is seeking to raise 700 million euros to fund a new high-speed rail service ...
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Eurostar latest LIVE: London to Paris trains resume as WW2 bomb discovery prompts evacuations
Eurostar services between London and Paris have resumed after the removal of an unexploded Second World War bomb found near tracks in the French capital. On Friday, the operator was forced to ...