InterCity Express services through the Channel Tunnel

Plans for UK-Germany high speed rail services shelved due to ‘significantly
changed economic environment’

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   Germany’s state rail operator has shelved plans for international
   high-speed services between London, Cologne and Frankfurt due to
   “changes” in the “economic environment”, The Independent has learned.

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   publicity.

   A high-speed train running from London to Cologne on current
   infrastructure would take around three-and-a-half hours, with a London
   to Frankfurt service taking around four-and-a-half – roughly the same
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   services, there had been some speculation in the railway industry press
   that the relocation of financial services to Frankfurt from London
   after the UK leaves the EU could increased demand for a high speed rail
   link, with executives needing to travel back and forth at speed. This
   benefit does not yet appear to have materialised.
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   London-Bordeaux service, but none has yet done so.

   As track speeds increase in Europe, longer-distance high-speed services
   are being introduced – with operators successfully competing against
   airlines by offering comfortable and convenient services between city