How many Eurostar trains are stuck in the channel between England and Europe?
LONDON — About 2,500 passengers spent hours trapped in the undersea Channel Tunnel linking France and Britain on Saturday after four trains broke down due to freezing weather conditions, rail operator Euro star said. Angry travellers said they had been left with no power, air conditioning, food or water. Euro star said the breakdowns occurred when the trains moved from the cold outside temperatures into the warmer tunnel. Temperatures at the French port of Calais, where the tunnel is located on the French side, were as low as -2 Celsius accompanied by snowfall. In the French capital Paris, temperatures were down to -4C. “It is very, very difficult when you do have extreme weather conditions,” said a spokeswoman for Eurostar, operated by French rail operator SNCF, its Belgian counterpart SNCB and British government-owned LCR. “It’s not very easy when you are in an environment like the Channel Tunnel to effect rescues quickly.” A rescue locomotive and a shuttle train were used to move p
LONDON (AFP) – Three Eurostar passenger trains were stuck in the rail tunnel between Britain and continental Europe, a spokesman for the operator said Saturday. The trains broke down due to the cold weather snap affecting the region. The difference in temperature between the chilly open air and the warm tunnel under the English Channel caused the trains to break down. Eurostar will be running a reduced service Saturday daytime due to the snowy conditions, the spokesman said, urging passengers to reconsider travelling if their journey was not urgent. “Because of the weather, the snow and the extreme cold, we have severe problems with our trains,” the Eurostar spokesman told AFP. “At the moment we have three trains stuck in the tunnel and we are trying to get them out with a rescue locomotive.” The three trains, all from Paris to London, were in the same tunnel. Two further trains from Brussels and Paris heading for the tunnel had turned back, the spokesman said. The high-speed passenger
