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Eurostar International's older fleet of Class 373 "Eurostar e300" trains, introduced in 1994 when the Channel Tunnel opened, could not be used on the 15 kV AC overhead line (OHLE) electrification system used in Germany, and most of the older trains could not be used on the 1.5 kV DC OHLE used in the Netherlands, and the trains did not have ...
The site is called Seat 61 after his preferred seat in First Class on the Eurostar. [3] He began the site as a hobby in 2001, [2] after frustration with the difficulty he perceived in finding how to book rail tickets within Europe. [2] In September 2007 he gave up his job working for the Department for Transport to run the website full-time. [4]
Eurostar is an international high-speed rail service in Western Europe, connecting Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.. The service is operated by the Eurostar Group which was formed from the merger of Eurostar, which operated trains through the Channel Tunnel to the United Kingdom, and Thalys which operated in Western Europe.
The British Rail Class 373, known in France as the TGV TMST and branded by Eurostar as the Eurostar e300, is a French designed and Anglo-French built electric multiple unit train that was used for Eurostar international high-speed rail services from the United Kingdom to France and Belgium through the Channel Tunnel.
1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge Thalys PBKA is a high-speed trainset, manufactured by the French company GEC-Alsthom , and used on the international Eurostar service. Originally built for Thalys (which later merged with Eurostar) they were intended to operate between Paris , Brussels , Köln (English: Cologne ) and Amsterdam ...
Eurostar was previously operated by three separate companies in Belgium, France and the United Kingdom, but this structure was replaced by EIL as a new single management company on 1 September 2010. EIL is owned by Eurostar Group. [3] Eurostar International is the largest customer of Getlink, the owner of the Channel Tunnel.
Farewell 1 Tour: Live from Melbourne is a double DVD by Eagles, released in 2005. It was filmed in Melbourne, Australia at the Rod Laver Arena on November 14, 15 and 17, 2004, featuring two new songs.
1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge The Bombardier Electrostar (sold as the ADtranz Electrostar until 2001) is a family of electric multiple-unit (EMU) passenger trains manufactured by Bombardier Transportation (formerly Adtranz ) at their Derby Litchurch Lane Works in England between 1999 and 2017.