Take note: Eurostar trains disrupted by power fault

THOUSANDS of travellers faced disruption yesterday after Eurostar services were delayed by an overhead power cable fault in France. Some passengers were delayed by up to nine hours and Eurostar has cancelled a number of trains scheduled for Tuesday.  It said a sagging overhead cable meant trains had to be switched from high-speed lines to slower ones, adding it was "very sorry for any inconvenience".

The journey between London and Paris usually takes about two hours and 15 minutes.  Eurostar later said all delayed trains heading for St Pancras station in London had arrived. The first scheduled service to Paris - at 05h40 GMT - is expected to run on time but four later services, trains 9009, 9014, 9109 and 9110, have already been cancelled to regulate the service.  The company expects to run a normal service from lunchtime. Passengers with tickets for cancelled trains can exchange them for another day if possible.