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A major fleet of double-decker trains will operate in the UK for the first time, Eurostar has announced.
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00:00The big news today is that Eurostar growth strategy comes true with the order of up to 50 train sets to Alstom.
00:11The new Eurostar Celestia, we are revealing today a 2 billion euros investment for sustainable growth and connections between Europeans across borders.
00:24So we are very, very proud to share this news today.
00:28Eurostar Celestia is going to be the first ever double-decker high-speed train to run in the UK to cross the Channel Tunnel.
00:39For the UK, it's more than 350 jobs that are going to be created because these new trains are going to be maintained at Temple Mills.
00:50The first trains will be delivered in January 2031 in commercial service in May 2031.
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