Editing Channel Tunnel (section)

== Operators ==
=== LeShuttle ===
{{Main|LeShuttle|Eurotunnel Class 9}}

Getlink operates the LeShuttle, a vehicle shuttle service, through the tunnel.

Car shuttle sets have two separate halves: single and double deck. Each half has two loading/unloading wagons and 12 carrier wagons. Eurotunnel's original order was for nine car shuttle sets.

[[Heavy goods vehicle]] (HGV) shuttle sets also have two halves, with each half containing one loading wagon, one unloading wagon and 14&nbsp;carrier wagons. There is a [[Lounge car|club car]] behind the leading locomotive, where drivers must stay during the journey. Eurotunnel originally ordered six HGV shuttle sets.

Initially 38&nbsp;LeShuttle locomotives were commissioned, with one at each end of a shuttle train.

=== Freight locomotives ===
{{See also|British Rail Class 92}}

Forty-six Class 92 locomotives for hauling freight trains and overnight passenger trains (the [[Nightstar (train)|Nightstar]] project, which was abandoned) were commissioned, running on both overhead AC and [[third rail|third-rail]] DC power. However, [[Réseau Ferré de France|RFF]] does not let these run on French railways, so there are plans to certify Alstom [[Prima II]] locomotives for use in the tunnel.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/freight/single-view/view/prima-ii-tested-in-the-channel-tunnel.html|access-date=1 October 2012|title=Prima II tested in the Channel Tunnel|work=[[Railway Gazette International]]|archive-date=15 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815212611/https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/freight/single-view/view/prima-ii-tested-in-the-channel-tunnel.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== International passenger ===
{{Main|British Rail Class 373|British Rail Class 374}}
Thirty-one [[Eurostar]] trains, based on the [[Train à Grande Vitesse|French TGV]], built to UK [[loading gauge]] with many modifications for safety within the tunnel, were commissioned, with ownership split between British Rail, [[SNCF|French national railways]] (SNCF) and [[National Railway Company of Belgium|Belgian national railways]] (NMBS/SNCB). [[British Rail]] ordered seven more for services north of London.<ref name="Kirkland pp.175–211">Kirkland pp. 175–211</ref> Around 2010, Eurostar ordered ten trains from [[Siemens]] based on its [[Siemens Velaro|Velaro]] product. The [[British Rail Class 374|Class 374]] entered service in 2016 and has been operating through the Channel Tunnel ever since alongside the current [[British Rail Class 373|Class 373]].

Germany ([[Deutsche Bundesbahn|DB]]) tried from about 2005 to get permission to run train services to London. At the end of 2009, extensive fire-proofing requirements were dropped and DB received permission to run German [[Intercity-Express]] (ICE) test trains through the tunnel. In June 2013 DB was granted access to the tunnel, but these plans were ultimately terminated.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/passenger/single-view/view/igc-grants-deutsche-bahn-access-to-channel-tunnel.html|title = IGC grants Deutsche Bahn access to Channel Tunnel|publisher = railwaygazette.com|date = 13 June 2013|access-date = 31 August 2014|archive-date = 6 October 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141006075908/http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/passenger/single-view/view/igc-grants-deutsche-bahn-access-to-channel-tunnel.html|url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/high-speed/db-puts-london-%E2%80%93-frankfurt-high-speed-plans-on-ice.html|title=DB puts London – Frankfurt plans on ice|publisher=railjournal.com|date=19 February 2014|access-date=31 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150728104513/http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/high-speed/db-puts-london-%E2%80%93-frankfurt-high-speed-plans-on-ice.html|archive-date=28 July 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In October 2021, [[Renfe]], the Spanish state railway company, expressed interest in operating a cross-Channel route between Paris and London using some of their existing trains with the intention of competing with Eurostar. No details have been revealed as to which trains would be used.<ref name="High speed">{{cite magazine |last1=Clinnick |first1=Richard |title=Renfe wants to operate trains to London |url=https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/high-speed/renfe-wants-to-operate-trains-to-london/ |access-date=27 October 2021 |magazine=International Rail Journal |date=26 October 2021 |ref=IRJ}}</ref>

Between October and November 2023, three more companies expressed interest in potentially running services between London and various European cities:

*"Evolyn", a start-up company based in Spain announced plans that they intended to run services between London and Paris by 2026. The company stated that orders had been placed for the newly developed "Avelia" high speed trains built by [[Alstom]] for international operations.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Briginshaw |first1=David |title=New Eurostar competitor Evolyn plans London – Paris high-speed service |url=https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/high-speed/new-eurostar-competitor-evolyn-plans-london-paris-hs-service/ |magazine=International Rail Journal |access-date=25 October 2023}}</ref> Alstom however, noted that no firm order for any rolling stock had been placed, but that there were ongoing discussions with the start-up over potential procurements.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Evolyn trains not ordered yet, Alstom confirms |url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/high-speed/evolyn-trains-not-ordered-yet-alstom-confirms/65125.article |magazine=[[Railway Gazette International]] |access-date=27 October 2023}}</ref>
*[[Virgin Group]] founder [[Richard Branson]] had reportly hired the former managing director of [[Virgin Trains]] to initiate infrastructure talks on a potential international service to rival Eurostar running services between London, Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Walton |first1=Simon |title=Virgin Tunnel: Richard Branson could challenge Eurostar monopoly |url=https://www.railtech.com/all/2023/11/13/virgin-tunnel-richard-branson-could-challenge-eurostar-monopoly/?gdpr=deny |website=Rail Tech |date=13 November 2023 |access-date=15 November 2023}}</ref>
*Dutch start-up "Heuro" announced plans to start running services from Amsterdam to both Paris and London. Heuro is said to have officially applied for timetable slots beginning in December 2027 and is reportedly raising investment funds in Europe and the USA.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Geerts |first1=Esther |title=New Dutch player Heuro to compete with Eurostar to lower prices |url=https://www.railtech.com/all/2023/11/14/new-dutch-player-heuro-to-compete-with-eurostar-to-lower-prices/?gdpr=deny |website=Rail Tech |date=14 November 2023 |access-date=20 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Fender |first1=Keith |title=Competition heats up under the English Channel |url=https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/competition-heats-up-under-the-english-channel/ |magazine=[[Trains Magazine]]|access-date=27 November 2023}}</ref>

=== Service locomotives ===
[[Diesel locomotive]]s for rescue and shunting work are [[Eurotunnel Class 0001]] and [[Eurotunnel Class 0031]].