Today I was fortunate enough to be part of the press corps sampling the first Eurostar service from London to Amsterdam and I have to say – it was a great trip.
We left St Pancras at 08:31 and our Siemens built e320 managed to set a new speed record between London and Brussels by completing the journey in 1 hour 46 mins – two minutes ahead of schedule.
I’ll write in more detail at a later date, but for now, here’s a few pictures from the day.
Eurostar staff waiting to welcome us aboard train 9114 to Amsterdam.
To celebrate the record run from London to Brussels Eurostar provided champagne and Belgian chocolates.
Guests were treated to a selection of Dutch speciality food and drink, including cheeses, meats, stroopwafels and gin!
Here’s part of the new Eurostar lounge and customs post on platform 15a of Amsterdam Centraal
4032 stands at platform 15 at Amsterdam Centraal. This is where the new Eurostar lounge is situated so it will become the normal platform for the service to use.
If you want to sample the service yourselves, the new service starts running on the 4th April and tickets start at £35 one-way. Tickets are on sale now.
Paul Bigland 