Eurostar
Eurostar is a high-speed train service in Western Europe connecting London and Kent in the United Kingdom with Paris and Lille in France, and Brussels in Belgium. All Eurostar trains cross the English Channel through the Channel Tunnel.
.svg){kind=logo} | |
  | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Main (s) | |
| Fleet size |
|
| Stations called at | 28[source?] |
| Parent company |
|
| Reporting mark | ES |
The service is operated by 18-carriage Class 373 trains at up to 300 km/h (186 mph) on a network of high-speed lines. Since Eurostar began in 1994, new lines have been built in Belgium (HSL 1) and Southern England (High Speed 1) to the same standard as the LGV Nord line originally used in France, reducing journey times. The two-stage Channel Tunnel Rail Link project was completed on 14 November 2007, when the London terminus of Eurostar transferred from Waterloo International to St Pancras International station.
Fleet
Fleet details
| Class | Image | Top speed | Number in use | Unit numbers | Routes operated | Built | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| km/h | mph | ||||||
| International | |||||||
| Eurostar e300 | _(cropped).JPG)
|
300 | 186 | 11 |
|
|
1992–1996 |
| Eurostar e320 | .jpg)
|
320 | 200 | 17 |
|
|
2011–2018 |
| Europe | |||||||
| PBA | .JPG)
|
320 | 200 | 9 | 4532–4540 | 1996 | |
| PBKA | .jpg)
|
320 | 200 | 17 |
|
1997 | |
Past fleet
| Class | Image | Type | Top speed | Number operated |
Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mph | km/h | |||||
| Class 37 | 
|
Diesel locomotive | 90 | 145 | 12 | They're used to be used on sleeper services in Britain. Eurostar has three locomotives for the rescue of failed trains, route learning and driver training, In November 2007 they were sold to Direct Rail Services[1] |
| Class 73 | 
|
Electro-diesel locomotive | 90 | 145 | 2 | Were used to rescue failed trains..[2][3] |
| Class 92 | 
|
Electric locomotive | 87 | 140 | 7 | They were meant to operate the Nightstar sleeper services but Eurostar never used them and sold them in 2007.[4] |
| Class 373 Eurostar e300 | 
|
EMU | 186 | 300 | 38 | 11 in operation, 10 in storage, 17 scrapped, 4 power cars preserved. |
Eurostar Media
The original Eurostar logo used from 1994 until 2011
A pair of Eurostar trains at the former Waterloo International station
Networks of major high speed rail operators in Europe. Eurostar shown in brown.
Eurostar train on High Speed 1 near Sellindge in Kent
PBKA stock passing through Schaerbeek station between Brussels-South and Amsterdam-Central
Eurostar departure information – Brussels
Eurostar trains in the renovated train shed at London St Pancras International
Two Eurostar trains, a Thalys train, and a TGV train side by side at Paris Nord
Eurostar Class 373 at Lille-Europe, an interchange with other TGV services
A Eurostar pulling into Lille-Europe
References
- ↑ Eurostar Depot for Stratford (10 December 2004)railwaypeople.com. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ↑ Eurostar (20 June 2007). "Eurostar loans a class 73 locomotive for South Wales regeneration initiative". Press release. http://www.eurostar.com/UK/uk/leisure/about_eurostar/press_release/press_archive_2007/Eurostar_loans_a_class_73_locomotive.jsp. Retrieved 21 August 2007.
- ↑ Eurostar (26 June 2007). "Eurostar teams up with Railschool in East London to create training opportunities for young people". Press release. http://www.eurostar.com/UK/uk/leisure/about_eurostar/press_release/press_archive_2007/2007_06_26_railschool.jsp. Retrieved 21 August 2007.
- ↑ Eurotunnel (15 February 2007). "Development for Europorte 2: Eurotunnel buys five Class 92 locomotives". Press release. http://www.eurotunnel.com/ukcP3Main/ukcCorporate/ukcMediaCentre/ukcNewsReleases/ukcNews2007/ukcFebruary2007/ukpPr0702DevelopmentForEuroporte2.htm. Retrieved 21 April 2009.
