The London-Paris train service is a favourite with many travellers, but one thing it isn't, is cheap.
But there may be changes afoot, as other companies are set to enter the market - albeit not without problems of their own.
Despite the fact of press announcements from various companies about setting up in competition with the Eurostar, so far only the UK train company Virgin has secured regulatory approval to access HS1, the high-speed line connecting London with the Channel Tunnel.
Virgin is planning to launch international services from London to Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam from 2030. The company has proposed up to 20 daily return services. It has also secured access to Temple Mills, Eurostar's international maintenance depot in east London, giving it an important piece of the infrastructure needed to get its trains running.
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For the various other train companies hoping for a London-Paris route, negotiations are ongoing.
So with the…