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More cross-channel rail services coming down the track

5 June 2025
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The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has today written to Eurostar and new applicants seeking to run cross-channel rail services, to set out next steps for assigning access to Temple Mills International depot (TMI). Access to TMI is considered crucial to providing services from the UK to the continent.

Protecting passengers stranded on trains

24 April 2025
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ORR brought industry together to discuss how to improve safety, welfare and the customer experience of passengers involved in stranded train incidents. This blog explains how industry can build on the progress already made.

Rail regulator says some capacity can be made available at Eurostar depot

31 March 2025
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The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) says Eurostar’s London depot would be able if required to accommodate additional trains, following its receipt of an independent report it commissioned to investigate the matter. The report, published today, assessed the capacity at the operator’s Temple Mills International facility.