"The group of Labour MPs delivered a letter to Fiona Gillon, the chief executive of the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) on Tuesday. They say expanded rail services could bring 534m a year to the region, with up to 500,000 extra visitors, and have asked for other operators to be given access to the Temple Mills International Depot in Leyton, London, the only facility where Channel Tunnel trains can be serviced."
"The ORR says it hopes to make a decision on the depot soon saying: "The growing appetite to provide international rail services potentially provides good news for passengers." The depot is run by Eurostar, with the ORR due to decide in October if rival operators should be allowed access. In March the ORR said it would be possible to add extra capacity at the depot."
"The MPs' letter was signed by Ashford's Sojan Joseph, Folkestone and Hythe's Tony Vaughan, Dartford's Jim Dickson, East Thanet's Polly Billington, Rochester and Strood's Lauren Edwards and Hastings and Rye's Helena Dollimore. The letter says the decision over Temple Mills will be "a pivotal moment for international rail competition in the UK". Uber and Gemini, Virgin and the Italian national operator Trenitalia have expressed an interest in running passenger services through the Channel Tunnel."
A group of South East England Labour MPs delivered a letter to Fiona Gillon, chief executive of the Office of Rail and Road, urging that other train operators be allowed to use the Channel Tunnel. The MPs argue expanded services could bring £534m a year to the region and up to 500,000 additional visitors, and they request access to Temple Mills International Depot in Leyton, the only facility servicing Channel Tunnel trains. The depot is run by Eurostar, and the ORR plans an October decision after assessing proposals and potential capacity increases; several operators have expressed interest in running services.
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