Re: Queen Opens High Speed Rail Link - 14 years after the French....

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Re: Queen Opens High Speed Rail Link - 14 years after the French....

Posted on: Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:02:57 -0600

Furze Platt wrote:
> Queen Opens High Speed Rail Link
>
>
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> 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.
>
>
>
Hi,

I'm just wondering when the Belgians and the Dutch will get the thalys
hs rail lines working north of Brussels.

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