Paths are available for trains to and from the continent, but maintenance facilities and stabling berths are in shorter supply, notes Philip Haigh.
For international services, London’s High Speed 1 route to the Channel Tunnel remains woefully underused.
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Duncan Wilson - 15/04/2025 06:24
But nothing to actually happen for years yet. We hear the same thing every few months. "We plan to do this, this, and that". But no action. Years to wait before anything "maybe " happens. Plus, we don't need anymore services from London to Paris of Brussels. There're as many passenger using rail on those routes as there're going to be. If I am wrong on that, then Eurostar can replace its remaining 373's with double deckers. What we need are trains to new destinations, preferably operated using 2×200m train sets operating together in the UK and through the tunnel before splitting to serve two European destinations such as splitting at Lille or Charles De Gaulle to serve Bordeaux and Marseille. All double decker Avelia Horizons being preferable rolling stock.
Derek Amitri - 23/04/2025 16:03
Agreed - another 'me too' product going to Paris or Brussels would be a waste of the new capacity. Destinations on the Atlantique and PSE lines as you suggest would be much more useful.