Recent content by Drifter47

Ebbsfleet is difficult to travel to by rail for many in Kent, E Sussex and probably a little further afield. Ashford International has better rail connections and in my opinion with better station facilities whereas Ebbsfleet struggle with accommodating Disney passengers and have to limit the...

A security company embark at Marseilles and I believe travel as far as Lille.

Plenty of space in the departure lounge at Ashford International, just not many Eurostar services calling there.

I recall that there was serious engineering on that North London section of the route presumably for the NoL sets. A bit of a convoluted route with a one point we were on the West Coast route and passing the North Pole depot and it was either there or nearby the driver changed ends so to...

Yes that's very true and I have a long time ago seen much of what was said in Parliament when, I think the Transport Select Committee, summoned the great and the good to explain to them why it didn't succeed. One, possibly an urban myth now, was the government of the day wanted the Channel Bill...

Does anyone have any information or can recall what the arrangements were back in 1995 when Eurostar started a regional service from, I believe Scotland, thorough to Paris via Waterloo? We were living in Lincolnshire at the time and were eagerly anticipating the introduction of the Regional...

Lille had the builders in when changing trains there in April this year. Dreadful place, broken concourse surface, no toilets, no left luggage and most importantly no one manning the information desk. Escalators to the platforms out of order and the lighting poor. Therefor won't be on my list...

A good idea but nothing mentioned on the website so I got in touch with them and asked if possible to purchase the ticket London St.Pancras and join at Ashford International. They said yes providing I arrive at the station before check-in closes at London St.Pancras.

£45 one way - I do not know about prices yet as I am planning to go to Cologne and beyond in May 2107 but if I booked the first part of that journey with Eurostar I would be travelling on a INTL(CIV) ticket. As for travelling 50 plus miles on SE that is like someone living in central London...

Did you mean Ebbsfleet? Ebbsfleet was never a good idea for Kent or East Sussex customers who were using Ashford International before as it was convenient to get to. Up to the time before SE HS services were introduced, customers in this part of Kent had a difficult journey up to Ebbsfleet...

Looking to go to Cologne (or further afield) via Brussels but no Eurostar availability from Ashford International although you can book that route if travelling from London. Doesn't make sense as that service is the 07:28 stopping at Ashford International. Is this another cut in Ashford...