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Subject: Re: [OM] OT - American railways
From: Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2010 18:42:23 +0200
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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