I stand corrected, did not realise that the Brits had in fact completed the
fast track between the Chunnel and London. I have not used the Eurostar since I
lived in Brussels in the 90s.
Cheers,
Nathan
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On Aug 2, 2010, at 12:25 PM, Jez Cunningham wrote:
> Distance to drive by car (cf Google Maps directions) versus time to
> make the journey by Eurostar/Thalys train, hence effective train speed
> (track routing is not same as road routing):
>
> London-Paris 458km 2h15 203kph
> London-Brussels 375km 1h51 202kph
> Brussels-Paris 301km 1h20 225kph
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Speed_1
>
> br
> jez
>
>>
>> If the Brits ever build a proper track between London and the Channel
>> Tunnel, no sane person will fly between Paris and London.
>>
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