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Eurostar could face new rivals to provide high speed services across the Channel after Eurotunnel said it was prepared to offer a subsidy of £50m to help other operators run trains. The subsidy would be paid after rival consortiums got new services underway, according to a report in the Financial Times. The prospect of new services comes amid reports that a number of companies are said to be interested in setting up consortiums to run trains. According to the FT, Yann Leriche, Getlink chief executive – the parent company of Eurotunnel – said at least five companies were “seriously” interested …

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