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Freak Weather Snarls Europe Travel

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 01:21:26 CST

Hundreds of thousands of passengers on their way to family holiday festivities in Europe were camped out instead yesterday at mobbed airports and train stations shut down by record snow and cold. London's Heathrow Airport was largely closed for a second day as wanna-be fliers huddled under emergency blankets on...

Snow Shuts Europe Air Hubs

Rob Quinn — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 03:30:00 CST

European air travel hasn't been disrupted this much since Eyjafjalljokull was spewing: Winter storms have snarled air and road traffic across Europe for the third day in a row, forcing major air hubs like Edinburgh and Geneva to shut down completely and causing delays at many others, the AP reports....

Travel Chaos Continues as Ash Cloud Spreads East

M. Morris — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:15:00 CDT

The cloud of volcanic ash emanating from Iceland has reached northern Scotland, and the aviation disruption caused by the floating debris will continue for at least 2 more days, the Times of London reports. Thousands of flights have been grounded, crippling airline schedules around the world, and now health concerns...

740 Evacuated in Latest Eurostar Snafu

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 03:00:52 CST

Some 740 passengers had to be evacuated from a packed Eurostar train from Paris last night after the electricity failed. Passengers were plunged into darkness as they awaited rescuers with ladders shortly after the train left the chunnel and headed toward London.

Cold Stalls Eurostar Again

Rob Quinn — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 05:55:06 CST

Another Eurostar train got stuck in the Channel Tunnel again yesterday amid Britain's worst spell of winter weather in a generation. The train was towed out after 2 hours and Eurostar announced that services will be severely limited throughout the weekend. Passengers were urged to avoid non-essential travel, the AP...

Cold Strands 4 Trains Under English Channel

Will McCahill — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:38:04 CST

Four passenger trains—and some 2,000 passengers—are stuck in the tunnel underneath the English Channel, due to “severe problems” caused by the combination of unseasonable cold outside and the warm air inside. At least three were bound from Paris to London, AFP reports, and, says a Eurostar official,...

Wanna Buy the Chunnel? Get it Now From Slash Gordon

Jason Farago — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:38:09 CDT

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is launching a massive $25.3 billion sell-off of Britain's assets, ranging from student loans to the Chunnel linking England and France, in order to reduce record deficits and maintain public expenditures. As the British election draws nearer, the Labor Party is attempting to burnish...

Immigrant Busted Clinging to 186 mph Eurostar

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 02:55:03 CDT

An illegal immigrant was nabbed in England clinging to the outside of a Eurostar rail car, reports the Independent . The trains reach speeds of 186 mph. The train originated in Brussels and traveled through France. Police provided no details on how the man survived the risky journey. Immigrants sneaking into...

Tunnel Fire Halts English Channel Trains

Kevin Spak — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:19:00 CDT

More than 30 people were evacuated today when a fire broke out in a truck being transported by train in the tunnel beneath the English Channel, the Times of London reports. Injuries were minor—“smoke inhalation and minor cuts and bruises,” one official said, but all trains have been halted...