Snow: Wintry Chaos as Travellers Head Home For Christmas
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The company later announced that services would be suspended for another day while engineers test Whether the trains could cope with the heavy snow in northern France.
Millions of Britons travel during the Festive period to spend time with family and the latest transport upset comes only days after a 12-day British Airways strike was averted.
If the Eurostar does not start operating again by Christmas Day, more than 120.000 people could be left with ruined travel plans.
The company has already said it will not sell any more tickets until after December 26 to try and cope with the backlog.
The knock-on effect - at a time when more snow is forecast and temperatures are expected to remain below zero - will place enormous pressure is already Struggling services.
Flights were delayed or canceled in Manchester, Bristol, Gatwick, Glasgow and Inverness, while ground staff worked Thurs clear the snow from the runways.
The temporary closure of Calais ferry port meant delays and long queues around Dover, with Operation Stack still in force and lorries lined up along the M20http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/weather/6852246/Snow-wintry-chaos-as-travellers-head-home-for-Christmas.html
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