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Eurostar trains to a theme park (no, not that one!)

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25 Apr 2025
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A Eurostar at Paris Nord

Ken Tindell on Bluesky asked me to assess this one.

There is not a hope this will happen. I am confused as to why anyone would possibly suggest it.

A week on from the record breaking trip
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A week on from the record breaking trip

In the Newsletter this week Analysis: A week on from the record breaking trip Bullshit Meter: New Eurostar trains to have double deck cocktail bars Good and bad week: Rail Baltica train procurement fails, but a contract is concluded for a key track section in Poland Bad week: Sabotage on
19 Sep 2026 7 min read
Bullshit Meter: New Eurostar trains to have double deck cocktail bars

Bullshit Meter: New Eurostar trains to have double deck cocktail bars

Oddly, despite it being Euronews reporting it, this one will likely be true. Eurostar's new trains are Alstom's Avelia Horizon design, known in France as TGV-M. And as you can see from the photos here from Hourrail from the launch of the French version, there
19 Sep 2026 1 min read
Press Release: Record Breaking Longest Train Journey in the EU to begin in Kemijärvi

Press Release: Record Breaking Longest Train Journey in the EU to begin in Kemijärvi

For immediate release At 19:00 EEST (18:00 CEST, 17:00 BST) Monday 7th September a record breaking train journey will start in Kemijärvi, Finland. Jon Worth will attempt to complete the new longest train journey in the European Union, from Kemijärvi to Lagos, Portugal, in the fastest possible
07 Sep 2026 2 min read
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