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Queen Opens High Speed Rail Link - 14 years after the French.... Posted on: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 21:12:26 +0000 (UTC)

Queen Opens High Speed Rail Link



The French had their high-speed Channel Tunnel link ready in 1993 - a
year before the tunnel was officially opened - while the Belgians
completed their link in the late 1990s.

The UK, however, spent years dithering over the cost and route of its
link. It meant Eurostar trains could only reach their ultimate 186mph
speed in France and Belgium, while comparatively crawling through
south London and Kent.