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Now playing Next United Kingdom 'It would be tragic to lose Eurostar,' says MEP, calling for bailout Eurostar has been calling for state bailouts and has stripped its services to the bare minimum, with just one return journey per day. 23/02/2021
Now playing Next Uncovering Europe Should the UK help save French-owned Eurostar from the brink of ruin? The cross-Channel link is on course for bankruptcy by spring if no state bailouts are offered - but disputes over which governments should be doing the bailing out has delayed help. 26/01/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom France 'prepared to help' struggling train operator Eurostar Passenger numbers on the cross-channel train service have been down 95% since March and are currently believed to be less than 1% of pre-pandemic levels. 21/01/2021
Now playing Next World Has Eurostar 'fallen through the cracks' of the transport bailout? The company that operates the Eurostar rail service between the UK and mainland Europe has called for a UK government bailout following a collapse in travel. The train operator runs daily services through the Channel Tunnel between London, Paris and Brussels. 19/01/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom Eurostar is 'in peril' and needs UK government help, say British firms Services of the cross-Channel train have dropped to just one train a day between the British and French capitals amid tightened border controls. 18/01/2021
Now playing Next France France: SNCF apologises to passengers stuck on train overnight French state rail company SNCF has offered its “sincerest apologies” to passengers who were stuck on its train overnight due to a “chain of incidents”. 31/08/2020
Now playing Next France SNCF's "train of the future" to be in service by Paris 2024 Olympics Eco-friendly, modern and innovative, the first of France's next generation of high-speed trains will roll off the production line by the end of 2023. 17/07/2020
Now playing Next France France approves new health measures as it prepares to ease lockdown Measures include collecting health data "without consent", if necessary, as well as regulations involving criminal charges and quarantine. 10/05/2020
Now playing Next no comment Social distancing preparations at Paris' Gare du Nord New restrictive markings were installed at Gare du Nord train station in Paris on Monday to help commuters stick to social distancing measures 05/05/2020
Now playing Next world news France will send COVID-19 patients from east to west via special train Each carriage will have four patients and a team of six health workers. 25/03/2020
Now playing Next France Rail worker dead after 'being hit by train' near Strasbourg One rail worker is dead and another seriously injured after being hit by a train near Strasbourg, eastern France. 18/03/2020
Now playing Next no comment First TGV train 'Patrick' says goodbye to the rails in France The very first TGV was built in June 1978 and quickly reached a speed of 260km/h during tests on the SNCF network. 26/02/2020
Now playing Next France France strikes: is the end in sight after Macron's compromise? French labour unions were divided about the future of the social movement after the government offered to temporarily scrap a controversial part of its pension reform. plans. 13/01/2020
Now playing Next Green News What to do and where to go in the wine-growing Champagne region We spend a weekend in Champagne, France, to sample the best the region has to offer from hotels to tastings and wellbeing experiences. 12/01/2020
Now playing Next France More protests to hit France as pension talks end without breakthrough Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said he would make "concrete proposals" on Saturday to end the deadlock with unions over the pension reform. 10/01/2020
Now playing Next France Tens of thousands march in Paris against Macron's pension reforms 452,000 protesters hit the streets in France on Thursday as a transport strike entered its sixth week, according to Ministry of the Interior. 09/01/2020