Editing High Speed 1 (section)

==== Renfe ====
[[File:Talgo 350.jpg|thumb|Spanish AVE train]]
The Spanish railway operator said in 2009 that it was interested in running [[AVE]] services from Spain to London via Paris,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2011-03-25/deutsche-bahn-push-for-u-k-rail-supremacy-upset-by-failed-bids |work=Bloomberg |location=New York |title=Deutsche Bahn Push for U.K. Rail Supremacy Upset by Failed Bids |date=9 March 2010 |access-date=15 August 2021 |quote=Renfe said … it's looking for opportunities to expand … through the [Channel] tunnel. |archive-date=15 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815041025/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2011-03-25/deutsche-bahn-push-for-u-k-rail-supremacy-upset-by-failed-bids |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Lyon]], Barcelona, Madrid and Lisbon (using the [[Madrid–Barcelona high-speed rail line]]) once its [[AVE]] network was connected to France via the [[Madrid–Barcelona high-speed rail line#Barcelona to Figueres|Barcelona to Figueres]] and [[LGV Perpignan–Figueres|Perpignan to Figueres lines]] in 2012.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thetimes.com/travel/advice/rail-offers-london-to-madrid-in-eight-hours-bdz63gb5k59 | newspaper=[[The Times]] | location=London | title=Rail offers London to Madrid in eight hours | date=27 November 2009 | access-date=15 August 2021 | first=Graham | last=Keeley | archive-date=15 August 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815040442/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/rail-offers-london-to-madrid-in-eight-hours-bdz63gb5k59 | url-status=live }}</ref>

In October 2021, Renfe announced that it intends to operate high-speed trains between Paris and London using the Channel Tunnel and High Speed 1. A Renfe spokesperson has said that there are possible options available on the high-speed route for additional trains to operate. “According to the demand analyses carried out, it would be viable and profitable for Renfe to compete with Eurostar.”<ref name="High Speed">{{cite news |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 |publisher=International Rail Journal |date=26 October 2021 |ref=High Speed |archive-date=26 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026180907/https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/high-speed/renfe-wants-to-operate-trains-to-london/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The rail company claims it had already received support from Getlink – the European company that operates the Channel tunnel – and from HS1, which owns, runs and maintains the 109{{nbsp}}km rail line between the Channel tunnel and London.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Sam |title=Spanish rail reveals plans for high-speed London to Paris link |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/oct/27/spanish-rail-reveals-plans-for-high-speed-london-to-paris-link |access-date=27 October 2021 |work=The Guardian |date=26 October 2021 |ref=Rail Industry |archive-date=27 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027115615/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/oct/27/spanish-rail-reveals-plans-for-high-speed-london-to-paris-link |url-status=live }}</ref>