The only other bidder to operate the UK share of the Eurostar operation for LCR, Richard Branson's Virgin Rail Group, claimed it was willing to run regional Eurostar services at its own risk, however the company subsequently informed the UK government that it too saw them as economically unviable.
Another bidder for the UK share of the Eurostar operation for LCR, Richard Branson's Virgin Rail Group, stated they were prepared to run regional Eurostar services at their own financial risk. Nonetheless, the firm conveyed to the UK government that such operations would not be economically viable.