I was on it – the first ever 0805 Eurostar train from Brussels Midi to London St Pancras International on 15th November, the 2nd day of operation of the new high speed line. The line itself is relatively unexciting – a quick dip in a tunnel under the Thames at Ebbsfleet, a scoot through Dagenham, and then into a tunnel between Barking and St Pancras. The station itself is fabulous, as these pictures show.
Interesting thread. Assumption is the UK Government actually wants to sensibly address these issues. I’m not sure that assumption holds.
EXCL: Boris Johnson’s integrated review is at risk of “unravelling” before it’s formally begun, sources tell The Times.
A thread on the upcoming foreign policy, defence & security review👇
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/boris-johnson-s-foreign-policy-defence-and-security-review-in-turmoil-say-insiders-2fq9mz7gf
What the hell is happening to Britain?
I have been travelling to London since the eighties but I have never come across the volume and depth of despair as presently.
The joy of freelance life mixed with sustainable transport... spending my Friday evening in the ICE đźš… to Berlin, having started in Bruges earlier
The biggest downside to living in Berlin? That it's so damned far from pretty much everywhere else I have to work!
The station is great, and the high-speed line also. Can’t wait to use it myself! We just need more of them: A high-speed line or better, a VacTrain, from London to Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle, Edinburgh and Glasgow would surely cut the transport problems of this island considerably, especially if one could take one’s car or lorry too?!
Did you see any cycling protestors? http://www.lcc.org.uk/index.asp?PageID=1030
Just to mentioning the amazing new travel time: You can now get from Brussels to London in 1 hour 51 minutes, which is about half an hour less than before.