London & Continental Railways (LCR) is the name of the consortium of companies which is building the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, the high-speed railway line linking London with the Channel Tunnel. It owns and operates Eurostar (U.K.) Ltd., the British arm of Eurostar, with SNCF and SNCB its counterparts in France and Belgium respectively. A Eurostar train on the CTRL, near Ashford Model showing the current redevelopment of the Kings Cross area with the Channel Tunnel Rail Link terminal behind the barrel-vaulted St Pancras Station on the left. ... The Houses of Parliament and the clock tower containing Big Ben Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London (see Wiktionary:London for the name in other languages) is the capital of the United Kingdom and England. ... The British terminal at Cheriton, from the Pilgrims Way. ... Eurostar (U.K.) Limited or EUKL is the United Kingdom partner of Eurostar, responsible for the operation of the groups train services in Britain. ... Eurostar, see Eurostar Italia. ... An SNCF multiple unit. ... An NMBS/SNCB electric multiple unit, model AM73 The NMBS (Nationale Maatschappij der Belgische Spoorwegen) or SNCB (Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Belges, not to be confused with SNCF) is the Belgian national railway operator. ...

Channel Tunnel Rail Link

The Channel Tunnel Rail Link is being built between London St Pancras and the Channel Tunnel, funded by means of a Public-Private Partnership between LCR and the UK Government. The contract was won in 1996. The Gothic Revival facade and clock tower of the disused Midland Hotel are the most visible part of St Pancras station. ... Public-private partnership (PPP) is a variation of privatization in which elements of a service previously run solely by the public sector are provided through a partnership between the government and one or more private sector companies. ... The United Kingdom is a unitary state and a democratic constitutional monarchy. ...

Eurostar

The Eurostar train service is operated under management contract by a consortium called Inter-Capital & Regional Rail, consisting of National Express Group, British Airways, SNCF and SNCB. National Express Group plc is a UK based transport group, operating airport, bus and rail services in the UK, the US, Canada and Australia. ... For the 1930s airline of similar name see British Airways Ltd British Airways (LSE: BAY, NYSE: BAB) is the largest airline of the United Kingdom. ...

External links

Information on the LCR Group at the LCR Properties and Stations page.