Eurostar Rival Orders 19 New Trains for Its London to Europe Journeys
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The new trains of the subsidiary of the Italian railway group will be designed to operate on the main European high-speed networks and still need to be approved for the Channel Tunnel and for the UK market.
The FS Italian Group announces this Friday, August 7, 2026, to strengthen its fleet with 19 new high-speed trains. Part will be destined for the future Paris-London link.
The trains will be operated on the French market from Paris and on the Paris-London route, the operator said.
The Fs Italiane group, through Trenitalia France, strengthens its fleet with 19 new high-speed trains provided by Hitachi Rail to support the growth plan in France, between Paris and London, and in Europe. (ANSA)
Eurostar rival orders 19 high-speed trains for new London-Paris service
Italy’s state-owned railway has announced a multi-million-euro order for new trains to serve a London-Paris route, marking an important step towards the diversification of Channel Tunnel train services and the end of Eurostar’s three-decade monopoly The €2-billion deal between Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FS Group), its subsidiary Trenitalia France, and Hitachi Rail, will see 19 new trains join FS Group’s fleet by 2029 ready to serve the new r…
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