Eurostar delays after power problem
IC Wales Tuesday 6th March, 2012
Passengers endured further travel misery as Channel Tunnel high-speed train company Eurostar cancelled some services, while others were delayed. Four trains were axed and there were delays of up to an hour on other services following overhead wire problems in France. The cancellations involved one London-Paris service, one London-Brussels, one Br...
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