Comments on: Fewer stops: faster Eurostar for the rest of us http://jonathan.rawle.org/2006/09/13/fewer-stops-faster-eurostar-for-the-rest-of-us/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:50:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Joseph Siddall http://jonathan.rawle.org/2006/09/13/fewer-stops-faster-eurostar-for-the-rest-of-us/#comment-128545 Joseph Siddall Wed, 29 Oct 2008 23:21:29 +0000 http://jonathan.rawle.org/2006/09/13/fewer-stops-faster-eurostar-for-the-rest-of-us/#comment-128545 Further to my 2006 post, it seems that Lincoln will shortly have a direct rail link to London St Pancras, (rather than Kings Cross as we thought). That means we can board a train in Lincoln, get off at St Pancras, walk down the concourse and board Eurostar. Dreams do come true. Fly to France ? Why ? Further to my 2006 post, it seems that Lincoln will shortly have a direct rail link to London St Pancras, (rather than Kings Cross as we thought). That means we can board a train in Lincoln, get off at St Pancras, walk down the concourse and board Eurostar. Dreams do come true.

Fly to France ? Why ?

]]> By: Jonathan http://jonathan.rawle.org/2006/09/13/fewer-stops-faster-eurostar-for-the-rest-of-us/#comment-92009 Jonathan Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:55:11 +0000 http://jonathan.rawle.org/2006/09/13/fewer-stops-faster-eurostar-for-the-rest-of-us/#comment-92009 The point is, plans for Eurostars from the Midlands or other regions were scrapped ages ago. So people in south London complaining that they now have to cross the city to catch the Eurostar are unlikely to find sympathy from those in the Midlands who have a much longer journey to St Pancras. If you go by Easyjet, you still have to travel to and from the airport at each end, and then face the long security checks and three-hour check-in. And you'll need to use the Easyjet website and the national rail website to organise the parts of your journey. Go to www.eurostar.com and you can search for a through journey from Birmingham to Paris. Simple! The point is, plans for Eurostars from the Midlands or other regions were scrapped ages ago. So people in south London complaining that they now have to cross the city to catch the Eurostar are unlikely to find sympathy from those in the Midlands who have a much longer journey to St Pancras.

If you go by Easyjet, you still have to travel to and from the airport at each end, and then face the long security checks and three-hour check-in. And you’ll need to use the Easyjet website and the national rail website to organise the parts of your journey.

Go to http://www.eurostar.com and you can search for a through journey from Birmingham to Paris. Simple!

]]> By: ray http://jonathan.rawle.org/2006/09/13/fewer-stops-faster-eurostar-for-the-rest-of-us/#comment-92006 ray Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:35:46 +0000 http://jonathan.rawle.org/2006/09/13/fewer-stops-faster-eurostar-for-the-rest-of-us/#comment-92006 All I want to do is to get on a train in the West Midlands, probably Birmingham and arrive somewhere across the English Channel without changing trains. Been on loads of these sites for hours, can`t get the information easily, hit by political arguments and innuendoes on every site. Don`t know, or care where Ashford, Ebbsfleet or Stratford is. Just tell me the time to catch the train , how long it will take and options of arrival. Probably easier to get the info from EasyJet and go with them somewhere. All I want to do is to get on a train in the West Midlands, probably Birmingham and arrive somewhere across the English Channel without changing trains. Been on loads of these sites for hours, can`t get the information easily, hit by political arguments and innuendoes on every site. Don`t know, or care where Ashford, Ebbsfleet or Stratford is. Just tell me the time to catch the train , how long it will take and options of arrival.

Probably easier to get the info from EasyJet and go with them somewhere.

]]> By: Frankie http://jonathan.rawle.org/2006/09/13/fewer-stops-faster-eurostar-for-the-rest-of-us/#comment-68295 Frankie Wed, 07 Nov 2007 09:58:51 +0000 http://jonathan.rawle.org/2006/09/13/fewer-stops-faster-eurostar-for-the-rest-of-us/#comment-68295 A simple solution would be to offer an express service from St Pancras to Europe, going non stop to Belgium an France for the benefit of business/frequent travellers. The second alternative, would be to provide a regular service from St Pancras, that will serve all stations from Stratford, Ebbsfleet, Ashford, Folkestone and Dover. This would enable travellers/commutters to benefit from a regular service from London/Kent/Europe and also serve familes for package holidays going both ways. Failure to adopt such a sheme will seriously undermine the true meaning of regeneration! A simple solution would be to offer an express service from St Pancras to Europe, going non stop to Belgium an France for the benefit of business/frequent travellers.

The second alternative, would be to provide a regular service from St Pancras, that will serve all stations from Stratford, Ebbsfleet, Ashford, Folkestone and Dover. This would enable travellers/commutters to benefit from a regular service from London/Kent/Europe and also serve familes for package holidays going both ways.

Failure to adopt such a sheme will seriously undermine the true meaning of regeneration!

]]> By: Mark Kober-Smith http://jonathan.rawle.org/2006/09/13/fewer-stops-faster-eurostar-for-the-rest-of-us/#comment-63631 Mark Kober-Smith Sat, 06 Oct 2007 10:40:47 +0000 http://jonathan.rawle.org/2006/09/13/fewer-stops-faster-eurostar-for-the-rest-of-us/#comment-63631 I am not sure what the point of Ebbsfleet is. Is anyone really suggesting that people there could not get into London to get to St Pancras? Is anyone really suggesting that people will choose to get on there more than they do at Ashford? I agree that services should go north of London, but is the answer to shut down Ashford and have three London stations; St Pancras, Stratford and Ebbsfleet? Now Kent will have what it feared; a fast line passing through it without the benefit of a station it can use? Eurostar admits it could stop at all stations but would then be a bit slower. Why not do that and serve lots of people, many of whom actually believed that if you spend hundreds of millions on stations they should be used..... Basically Eurostar do not know how to run a railroad I am not sure what the point of Ebbsfleet is. Is anyone really suggesting that people there could not get into London to get to St Pancras? Is anyone really suggesting that people will choose to get on there more than they do at Ashford?
I agree that services should go north of London, but is the answer to shut down Ashford and have three London stations; St Pancras, Stratford and Ebbsfleet?
Now Kent will have what it feared; a fast line passing through it without the benefit of a station it can use?
Eurostar admits it could stop at all stations but would then be a bit slower. Why not do that and serve lots of people, many of whom actually believed that if you spend hundreds of millions on stations they should be used…..
Basically Eurostar do not know how to run a railroad

]]> By: Amy http://jonathan.rawle.org/2006/09/13/fewer-stops-faster-eurostar-for-the-rest-of-us/#comment-31861 Amy Sat, 21 Apr 2007 22:35:20 +0000 http://jonathan.rawle.org/2006/09/13/fewer-stops-faster-eurostar-for-the-rest-of-us/#comment-31861 The carpark built at at Ebbsfleet is developed by LCR. They are to provide up to 9,000 parking spaces of which 3,000 will be for cars and available to passengers. Ebbsfleet saves significant amounts in journey time. A trip to and from St Pancras of around 15 minutes, journey time from Gravesend is currently around 50 minutes. Ebbsfleet International station is strategically located near Gravesend in Kent, close to Junction 2 of the M25 and the M20, M2 and A2 routes and Bluewater shopping centre. Ebbsfleet Valley a new town between Bluewater shopping centre and Ebbsfleet International station, also local for Dartford. The carpark built at at Ebbsfleet is developed by LCR. They are to provide up to 9,000 parking spaces of which 3,000 will be for cars and available to passengers.

Ebbsfleet saves significant amounts in journey time. A trip to and from St Pancras of around 15 minutes, journey time from Gravesend is currently around 50 minutes.

Ebbsfleet International station is strategically located near Gravesend in Kent, close to Junction 2 of the M25 and the M20, M2 and A2 routes and Bluewater shopping centre. Ebbsfleet Valley a new town between Bluewater shopping centre and Ebbsfleet International station, also local for Dartford.

]]> By: Joseph Siddall http://jonathan.rawle.org/2006/09/13/fewer-stops-faster-eurostar-for-the-rest-of-us/#comment-4779 Joseph Siddall Tue, 10 Oct 2006 15:21:25 +0000 http://jonathan.rawle.org/2006/09/13/fewer-stops-faster-eurostar-for-the-rest-of-us/#comment-4779 Move to Ebbsfleet is good news for those of us from north of the evil metropolopse - saves the drive down to Ashford, (provided that parking is adequate, of course). Travelling into London by train was never an option. Shame about Waterloo and Ashford stations, though. Just need Eurotunnel to relocate to somewhere more convenient now, (living in Lincoln, Newark or Doncaster would suit me), and were away. I shall not hold my breat though. Move to Ebbsfleet is good news for those of us from north of the evil metropolopse – saves the drive down to Ashford, (provided that parking is adequate, of course). Travelling into London by train was never an option. Shame about Waterloo and Ashford stations, though. Just need Eurotunnel to relocate to somewhere more convenient now, (living in Lincoln, Newark or Doncaster would suit me), and were away. I shall not hold my breat though.

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