I'm prepared to shell out to take the #Eurostar bc as a North American, I want to experience what fast, efficient #railservice is like. It's a #transport unicorn, so I'll take the opportunity every time.

All London to Paris trains cancelled today after WWII bomb found near Gare du Nord station

https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/eurostar-trains-cancelled-paris-ww2-bomb-london-live-news-b2710899.html

Unexploded WWII bomb in Paris halts Eurostar travel to London and trains to northern France.

@abc reports: "The device was found close to where dozens of Olympic events were held."

https://flip.it/ujcQdt

Nieuwe UK-terminal Amsterdam Centraal geopend - https://www.mp-produktie.nl/2025-02-10_Nieuwe_UK-terminal_Amsterdam_Centraal_geopend.html

[Article] 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲?

After failing to get #Eurostar tickets, Tess Longfield could have taken the ferry to St.-Malo or Roscoff in #Brittany, #France. But that wouldn't have solved the bigger issue at hand.

"If you exclude time and money from the trip-planning process, who wouldn't want to travel by train in Europe?"

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20241101-why-is-european-train-travel-so-expensive via #BBC

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Eindelijk is ook #Nederland op lars' transport maps!
Finally, the first #Netherlands train map has joined my transport map collection. It shows #NS, #Arriva, #Eurostar and the other train services. As the year 2024 is slowly coming to an end, it was finally time to finish my summer work. Feel free to browse the new map!
https://larstransportmaps.com/rail-services-in-the-netherlands-2024/

Hey #BikeTooter, has anyone worked out why #Eurostar have such a completely shitty attitude/policies towards #bikes and #cyclists?

Arcane rules and booking system, strange requirements and limitations and outrageously expensive, they really bloody hate us.

Wondering if @seatsixtyone or @jon have any insights?