Virgin signs deal with Alstom for 12 high‑speed trains for 2030 cross‑Channel service
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Virgin has signed an agreement with Alstom for 12 Avelia Stream high‑speed trains and plans to operate 20 daily return services linking London with Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam, while securing UK track access until at least 2040.
The trains will run at speeds up to 300 km/h, are expected to add almost 7.5 million seats annually and create up to 1,000 jobs, with Alstom providing fleet maintenance under a 30‑year contract and Virgin arranging maintenance access at Eurostar’s Temple Mills International depot in east London.