Recent content by Schweir

Thanks, I did see that, I was wondering why they sell them from Lille but not Brussels

Will Eurostar ever sell direct tickets from Brussels to Rotterdam / Amsterdam on their blue trains (ex London)? Why do they not sell them currently?

https://www.ft.com/content/ff7105f6-f209-421c-86de-508595c4af9a Turn up 15 mins before departure!? Surely this cannot be sustainable if the majority of a train decide to turn up 15 mins before departure!

Would the border controls be in Germany, or Brussels (or even Lille / London)?

You may still need UK customs staff. I really can't see this happening, presumably the origin of most return trips would be from Ashford towards Paris / Brussels etc... rather than vice versa. Therefore I feel most people looking to potentially travel may still be put off having to travel to St...

Haha a similar sort of thing happened yesterday. The train was around 30 mins late getting into Brussels from Amsterdam, yet still the staff member was still clunking around with the trolleys more or less for the whole AMS - BRU sector. Plus was only around 1/3 full too

Travelled in Plus twice recently on a morning train. The breakfast service has been very lacklustre (either a Raspberry muffin or a small cheese brioche + Orange Juice & Tea/Coffee). Given they now seem to be doing the bare minimum (unless I've had bad luck), is it not now worth just scrapping...

Are 6th / 7th trains likely? If so what times are they likely to run?

Out of interest, can anyone see any of the Kent stations opening anytime soon by either Eurostar or an alternative competitor? There just seem to be too many drawbacks presently: - Less competitive on time compared to existing services and therefore increased HS1 charges - Cost of reopening +...

A new station at Southampton C, and a new tunnel under the Itchen to lower journey times along the West Coastway

I've seen a lot of people complain about the slow journey times on the West / East Coastways both on this forum and in person. What can be done to improve these services, or do you think they work fine just as they are?

I think the Horsham - Peterborough route is an unusual one (I can only comment south of London): - It is quicker to change at Three Bridges from Crawley / Horsham to get to the core - All the times I've travelled the service south of Redhill, it is virtually empty - seems a waste of a 12 car...

Wokingham? Reigate?

Can they not run 8 car services all day, and run the other set to Gatwick (like in the peaks) or Three Bridges / Horsham?

Three Bridges could potentially do with some more Victoria services (currently gets 2 per hour). Haywards Heath gets 6 per hour I believe as a comparison. I understand that it is meant to be the "express" service from Brighton, but the amount of empty seats I normally see south of Gatwick may...