(What is this?)
Home > France > Property > News : Improved Eurostar access 'would help tackle climate change'
Not registered?  Join IPIN now FREE   |  Forgot password?

Improved Eurostar access 'would help tackle climate change'

Article Date : Thursday, January 03, 2008       Bookmark on Facebook   Bookmark on Del   Bookmark on Digg   Bookmark on Facebook   Bookmark on Reddit   Bookmark on Spurl   Bookmark on Furl   Bookmark on Yahoo   Bookmark on Magnolia   Bookmark on StumbleUpon   Bookmark on BlinkList

Making Eurostar more accessible to people in northern England could be good for the environment, according to a politician.

Liberal Democrat county councillor Rod Fletcher stated that extending the reach of the Channel Tunnel would lead to more people choosing to travel abroad by rail instead of by air.

He has suggested that a high-speed service between the north-west and London should be introduced in order to make the Eurostar network more accessible to those who do not live near the capital.

In addition, he has proposed diverting some West Coast Mainline trains to the station at St Pancras instead of London Euston, as this operates direct routes to the continent.

Councillor Fletcher said: "At a time when everyone is under pressure to reduce their carbon footprint, some train services from the north-west must be integrated with Eurostar services to and from St Pancras to help combat cheap, low-cost airline services."

According to the Daily Mail, the reduced journey time offered by the company's new London-Paris route has helped make France more popular with overseas property buyers.

As a result of the service, people can travel from one city to the other in just two hours and 15 minutes.
Listing Separator

Related Articles

  1. Lagarde predicts less gloomy future for French economy
  2. The Advantages of Staying in Paris Apartments
  3. Company reports busiest month of year for French property
  4. Rare investment opportunity revealed in Lake Geneva
  5. Now is good for French property, says expert



Listing Separator

Let us search for you Let Us find Property in France for You

Fill out a requirements form and our experts will help you find a great selection of Properties for sale in France.
Let us searchHelp me find property in France


Subscribe to This Feed

RSS News
Subscribe to this RSS Feed
Country: France
Channel: All

More RSS FeedsGo

Prices from only 92,225 EUR

A fantastic opportunity to invest with less than 3,100 EUR! A 12yr French Leaseback, 100% mortgages and VAT paid by the developer. From just 92,225 EUR for fully furnished units at Lake Geneva.

View Investor Report >>

View News by ChannelView News by Channel

Media/Press SectionProperty News Search


   

News ArchivesNews Archives

View worldwide property news from as far back as 2005 in our News Archives Section.

View News ArchivesGo