Channel tunnel train services suspended after power outage

Operator says some travel will resume on Tuesday afternoon but car passengers facing six-hour delays

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A power outage caused the suspension of all passenger and vehicle trains in the Channel tunnel on Tuesday, disrupting thousands of journeys ahead of the new year celebrations.

Eurostar’s website showed nearly all of the day’s passenger services between London and Europe were cancelled, while LeShuttle trains, which carry private cars and freight vehicles, were due to restart by the afternoon – although drivers trapped in queues to exit the UK are facing six-hour delays.