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No-deal Brexit could force temporary Eurostar suspension

Government
James Chapple
1 August 2019

Eurostar trains could be temporarily suspended in the event of a no-deal Brexit its majority shareholder has admitted.

The TSSA union is calling for Eurostar to receive government support

French national rail firm SNCF, which holds a 55% stake in the cross-Channel rail operator, said on Wednesday (31 July) that such are the ongoing uncertainties around the UK’s proposed departure from the EU, it could not guarantee service.


SNCF said despite taking all necessary measures to avoid a combination of “the most unfavourable factors” that would “likely culminate in a lengthy suspension of activity”, the group was unable to “guarantee its ability to continue its operations with interruption”.