Eurostar runs the trains that go through the tunnel between England and France.

“Eurostar has reported its busiest August ever, with more than a million passengers travelling on the cross-Channel train service in that month.
“The service appears to have benefited from increasing demand for an alternative to flying - a trend highlighted in Eurostar’s advertising campaign.”

The other good news is that Eurostar is still far from full capacity. It seems that it could double the number of passengers without too much bother.

Direct London to Amsterdam trains are on the way in a few months, with only Brexit fun-and-games to sidestep. Plans are underway for direct trains between London and Germany too, part of the new Green Speed initiative by the SNCF (France’s state-owned railway company).

Clever marketing.