2007-11-19 05:57:44 · 3 answers · asked by mickymo1 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Rail
Freight trains in the Channel Tunnel stopped running in November 2006, due to Eurotunnel putting the charges up to around £8,000 per train (EWS charges only £300 per train for a similar distance.) At present it is uneconomical to run freight trains through the tunnel.
There are however trains that carry lorries and their cargoes through the tunnel on open transporter wagons- it was one of these that caught fire in 1996.
2007-11-19 06:19:52 · answer #1 · answered by The Tenth Duke of Chalfont 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
None. There is no such thing as 'the Euro Train'. Eurostar from St. Pancras is a passenger service only. Freight is taken through the tunnel, mainly by lorries piggybacking on Eurotunnel's dedicated roll-on roll-of trains from Cheriton to France. There are a few direct freight services through the tunnel, but not nearly as many as were hoped for when it was built. Many of the dedicated locomotives built for service on the national railway services on both sides have been mothballed, such is the lack of demand - due to the very heavy charges levied by Eurotunnel.
2007-11-19 06:04:03 · answer #2 · answered by rdenig_male 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u mean the Eurostar?...
2007-11-19 06:47:46 · answer #3 · answered by GSH 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋