00:02version trains which still have to secure approval to access rail tracks through the
00:08Channel Tunnel which links southern England and northern France and is owned by Eurotunnel.
00:14But it means the company has passed another key regulatory hurdle towards starting the
00:20international services after being granted access last October to share Eurostar's Temple
00:27Mills Depot in East London to maintain and store trains. Temple Mills is the only depot that can be
00:34accessed from High Speed One, the line that runs between London and the tunnel. Eurostar has held
00:40a monopoly on passenger services through the tunnel since it opened in 1994. It plans to run services
00:48between St Pancras and the same stations in Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam used by Eurostar. The office
00:55for rail and road said the decision to grant track access was an important next step but there was
01:03still more work to do before the new services can run. Deputy Director of Access and International
01:10Marston Jones said this is an important next step in bringing competition and growth to the market
01:17market for international rail services and that they welcome the progress Virgin Trains and London St Pancras
01:25as high speed have made.
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