Trains at Stratford International, HS1 | 20/08/18

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2160p 4K HD!
A brilliant hour at Stratford Int'l on High Speed One with plenty of fast action and a great view of a slow moving Eurostar! This is my first video on HS1 with my camcorder so i hope this video is enjoyable!
Stratford International info:
Stratford International is the name of a National Rail station in Stratford and a separate, but nearby, Docklands Light Railway (DLR) station located in East Village in London and within the Greater London metropolitan area. Despite the station's name, no international services call there. The National Rail platforms are, however, served by domestic Southeastern trains on the High Speed 1 route originating at St. Pancras, with interchange to Eurostar trains (which are international) at either Ebbsfleet or Ashford. On the DLR it is a terminus - one of 7 end of the line termini - for local services via Canning Town.
Construction of the National Rail station was completed in 2006 but it only opened in 2009, for Southeastern services on HS1. In 2011 an extension of the DLR was opened to connect Stratford International to the wider London public transport network and to the main Stratford station to the south. The DLR station is physically separate and across the road from the HS1 station. Oyster cards and contactless payment cards are valid for travel to and from Stratford International, with the DLR station in Travelcard zone 2/3, but special fares apply at the HS1 station.
The four-platform HS1 station is built within "Stratford Box", a 1.1-kilometre (0.7 mi) concrete-sided cutting, meaning the station is located below ground level. It is located near the centre of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, adjacent to the Westfield Stratford City shopping centre.
Background:
The station is on the High Speed 1 railway between St. Pancras and Ebbsfleet International. As the station lies just inside the eastern boundary of the London Olympic Park, much of the surrounding land was little more than construction site until mid-2012.
The tracks descend into tunnel at both ends of the station as its platforms are closer to the surface than the tunnels; some of the platforms have a noticeable dip along their length at the east end. Stratford International has four platforms in the station box: two at the outer edges and two shorter ones forming a central island. The main line through tracks run down each side of the station between the adjacent platforms. There is a waiting room on the island platforms but not on the outer platforms.
Thirty-five metres beyond the eastern portals, the tunnels pass just below the Central line tunnels turning north from Stratford. The bottom invert of each Central line tunnel is only 4.3 metres (14 ft) and 8.0 metres (26 ft) above the high-speed running tunnels.
The station was not authorised by the Channel Tunnel Rail Link Act 1996 and an order under the Transport and Works Act 1992 had to be made to allow for its construction. In the centre of the station is a single-track inclined viaduct, rising to the east end along and above the length of the island platforms. This is to allow out-of-service trains to leave the station box and reach the depot at Temple Mills.
Services:
The full service started on 13 December 2009 using Class 395 multiple units. The typical off-peak service is:
4tph (trains per hour) to St Pancras International (taking 7 minutes)
2tph to Faversham
1tph to Margate via Ashford International and Canterbury West
1tph to Dover Priory via Ashford International
There are 1 or 2 international trains per hour in each direction that pass through without stopping.
The peak hour service is 19 trains arriving at St Pancras between 07:00 and 09:59.
The typical off-peak service will be:
4tph (trains per hour) to St Pancras International (taking 7 minutes)
2tph to Faversham with 1 continuing to Ashford via Ramsgate and Dover
1tph to Margate via Ashford International and Canterbury West
1tph to Dover Priory via Ashford International continuing to
Gravesend via Ramsgate and Faversham.
During the 2012 Olympic Games, a service of eight trains an hour ran between St Pancras and Ebbsfleet, calling at Stratford, replacing the high speed service. Two of these would be extended to Ashford and one to Faversham. Between 11pm and 1am the service between St Pancras and Ebbsfleet would be increased to twelve per hour. To enable the domestic services to stop at platforms previously designed for Eurostar trains the platforms had to be raised.
DLR:
The Docklands Light Railway extension to Stratford International consists of a short new line from Stratford International to Stratford station, then continues along the former North London Line route between Stratford and Canning Town, stopping at Stratford High Street (on the site of the original Stratford Market railway station), Abbey Road, West Ham and Star Lane before joining the existing DLR branches from Canning Town to Woolwhich.

[@trainsontuesday]

Love seeing the Eurostars climb out of the tunnels. A lot more variety to be had by going over to Stratford station upstairs and through the mall. I've been there a number of times. Thanks Richard and congratulations on 1K, now on to 2K. David.

[@RichardChalklin]

David Atkins Thank you David!

[@Desiro360]

Great video of high speed action, well done. :)

[@chunkyleejones3831]

Cracking captures........!

[@trainlover7093]

Congratulations for your 1k subscribers

[@RichardChalklin]

Thanks

[@TG_Trains]

I was here just today, great station.

[@Mathferro]

Good video 👍👍

[@Austrianaviationphotography]

Outstanding video. Big Like

[@Cpr1234]

Did you know right at start of the second tunnel (going Europe-bound), the HS1 crosses the meridian line

[@RichardChalklin]

Cpr1234 Yes I did

[@Great_WesternTVFan]

Those new eurostar trains look like the class 395 javelins

[@sullybully]

Not at all

[@Pixel_pixie963]

IS that damage to the front of the Eurostars?

[@euroztrainspotting3683]

No. Its where the trains join together

[@ayaangamer5499]

I wish Britain had a Domestic train that goes around the same as the Eurostar (320kmph)

[@ayaangamer5499]

Our current fastest domestic train goes at 225 or 255 kmph (I cant remember)

[@ayaangamer5499]

I live in Britain

[@tescotrain]

@@ayaangamer5499 230 km/h

[@ayaangamer5499]

I really wish the euro star stopped at Stratford int’l

[@RichardChalklin]

They used to

[@ayaangamer5499]

Why did they stop tho?

[@mj1234321]

Are the Alstom Eurostars all retired now?

[@rankedcitizen]

No they are still in big use in france

[@paname514]

No still used by Eurostar for the years to come (no planned retirement for now) and now by Izy (Thalys)

[@BritishRail60062]

A great selection of fast trains there mate. Could you do some TGV's and some Shinkansen trains in France and Japan in the future please? The quality of your footage is excellent and top notch quality. All the best Ash.

[@RichardChalklin]

Transport & Simulation Hub I'm not sure about Japan. But France is a promise

[@BritishRail60062]

No problem but I think you will love the TGV.

[@itzmxrkomg]

What app do you use to get train info?

[@RichardChalklin]

Mark Eley Real Time Trains. It's not a app you search it on Google.

[@dominicdinosaur]

Where are all the TGVs?

[@RichardChalklin]

Dominic Dinosaur That's France

[@dominicdinosaur]

But I thought the SNCF Eurostar used TGV TMSTs, didn’t they?

[@rankedcitizen]

@@dominicdinosaur yes they did but they are not in use again

[@sullybully]

@@rankedcitizen Unfortunately

[@dominicdinosaur]

I was planning on visiting, but that won’t be happening now.

[@nathantzhang]

I HATE the brand new Eurostar. It looks bad and it sounds bad.

[@paname514]

Unfortunately there is no true Eurostar TGV TMST. I can't like this video (even though the shot quality is great).

[@samuelbrazao3647]

I hate the new eurostar

[@MS46532]

I like them but i agree. I pefer the 373.

[@Ed_Gilbert]

Samuel Brazao sake. 373 have nicer horn plus nicer sound when each coach clicks and clacks when it passes at high speed

[@savagedoritos6587]

@@Ed_Gilbert those horns are trash compared to american horns

[@Ed_Gilbert]

savage doritos I know but the 373 horns are still good. And the dvt chord horn is the closest you can get to an American freight train horn. Or maybe a track measurement train.

[@sheep8128]

@@savagedoritos6587 You don't need a horn in America. The trains are going so slow you'll hav3 time to hear them before they come.