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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 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 sets were ordered by the railway companies involved: 16 by SNCF, four by NMBS/SNCB, and 18 by British Rail, of which seven were the North of London sets.Upon the privatisation of British Rail, the BR sets were bought by London and Continental Railways, which named its subsidiary Eurostar (UK) Limited, [8] now managed by SNCF (55%), LCR (40%) and SNCB (5%).
The driver is seated in a central position within the forward cab; a second seat is provided for an observer/instructor. [13] All Class 720 orders as at October 2022 have been delivered in five-car configuration. The units have a length of 122 m (400 ft) and accommodate up to 540 seated passengers in a standard-class seating configuration.
Passengers were stuck on a Eurostar train in the Channel Tunnel for two-and-a-half hours after an apparent breakdown of the London to Paris service.. On one of the busiest travel days of the ...
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The Class 378 fleet is currently formed of two separate subclasses, DC-only 378/1 and dual-voltage (AC and DC) Class 378/2: Class 378/1 – 20 four-car units were ordered. These units operate services on the extended East London Line, and are 750 V DC only.
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