UK: EUROSTAR CARRIES FIRST FARE PAYING PASSENGERS TO PARIS

[@jayrap94]

I was only 10 months old when the first commercial service launched. In all the time that has passed, I have only travelled by Eurostar once :(

[@grassytramtracks]

Was that from Waterloo or St pancras?

[@jayrap94]

@@grassytramtracks I first travelled from St Pancras in 2008 - missed out on Waterloo - always used to look at them when arriving into Waterloo from Richmond station.

[@grassytramtracks]

@@jayrap94 I went on Eurostar in 2015, I was still a baby when the Waterloo Eurostar ended so I never got to ride it (well my mother rode it when she was pregnant with me, so I sort of did), though I might go on it this summer. The Waterloo Eurostar did seem a bit ridiculous, chugging around south London and Kent for over an hour on very congested lines compared to the French LGV on the other side

[@petercdowney]

That's a nice fresh coat of paint.