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Record-breaking High Speed 1 run from Paris to London
Video footage of Eurostar’s record-breaking run from Paris Gare du Nord to London St Pancras International, in just 2 hours and 3 minutes, on September 4 2007.
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August 27th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
Great video, …
Great video, especially the aerial camera shots. Paris is certainly highly industrialised and not much wide open spaces there. I took a moped from Calais to Paris in 1970…would like to return and take this train…
Vancouver, Canada.
August 27th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
just need to build …
just need to build HS2: St Pancreas-Sheffield-Manchester (via woodhead tunnel)
HS3, HS4, etc and make sure no corrupt officials named grandson of Beeching get their greedy little hands on it!!
August 27th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
I love travelling …
I love travelling on the Eurostar trains – get on at St Pancras in London and get off at La Gare du Nord in Paris just over 2 hours later and in reverse coming back.
August 27th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
That brings back …
That brings back memories. I was on duty in the I.E.C.C that day and I remember all the top bods watching its progress and making sure it didn’t get held up!
August 27th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
Good vid apart from …
Good vid apart from it coming out of Dartford Tunnel instead of THE Channel Tunnel as someone has already mentioned.
August 27th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
lol, the smooth …
lol, the smooth ride will blow you away so much, that when it comes to the tunnel, if you’re still a bit scared, then you can close your eyes and all you will hear is a slight change in noise.
August 27th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
Thank god for that, …
Thank god for that, I’ve been nervous about going on it even though its something I want to do.
August 27th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
Don’t fear the …
Don’t fear the reaper
August 27th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
I just love the …
I just love the noise of the brakes as the train sets off. so nice
August 27th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
Interesting video. …
Interesting video. If this is the official video, it has terrible out-of-sequence video editing, as bad as the BBC.
If only Eurostar PR department stopped thinking they are such a special service, especially when compared to superior Thalys / TGV / ICE PR who let you do decent filming and without the Eurostar “we’re better than you” attitude.
August 27th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
For long the rails …
For long the rails on the english side have been in an awful quality compared to those on the mainland side. From this video I can tell they did invested money in the Eurostar after all.
August 27th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
You Don’t feel …
You Don’t feel anything, it’s really dark, all you see out of the window is the lights on the wall passing at high speed.
August 27th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
HI, I’m a bit …
HI, I’m a bit claustrofobic, how does it feel entering the tunnel, i’m scared!!
August 27th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
im confused, it …
im confused, it goes into the Eurotunnel at 3:20, is that the French side coz it does look alot like the English side, and when it comes out it looks like its coming out in Dartford, when it actually comes out at Cheriton in Folkestone….
August 27th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
You should actually …
You should actually try Don’t Feel the Reaper (Blue Oyster Cult). Trust me!
August 27th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
The song Be Mine – …
The song Be Mine – Robyn goes well with this video for some reason
Good video!
August 27th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
But what an …
But what an interesting thought! Wouldn’t it be nice if the Eurostar train was designed to tilt for a possibly running speed of up to 200MPH.
August 27th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
Agreed. Tis a …
Agreed. Tis a beautiful piece of engineering =)
August 27th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
such an elegant …
such an elegant train. the lights were flashing upon arrival, just looks so posh.
August 27th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
No, just gently …
No, just gently curved lines and lots of cant on the rails.
August 27th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
does the eurostar …
does the eurostar class 373 tilt to accomodate its high speed?
August 27th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
thnx for the upload …
thnx for the upload
I vote next tunnel goes from UK – Denmark
August 27th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
And then goes back …
And then goes back to a shot from inside the cab somewhere in kent, the back to essex, then London!
August 27th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
at 3:34 when the …
at 3:34 when the eurostar is about to exit the channel tunnel on the uk side it show the open of the tunnel opening of the eastbound tunnel
August 27th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
How odd. The …
How odd. The Eurostar enters the tunnel in France at the channel, and exits in England over 50 miles inland at the M25 in Essex. WOW that is some tunnel!! Very nice video none the less.