| Key Data |
|---|
| Ownership | London & Continental Railways |
| Due to open | 2007 |
| Route length | 108km (69 miles) |
| Stations | 5 |
| Maximum line speed | 225km/h |
| Gauge | 1,435mm |
| Maintenance depots | 2 |
| Electrification |
|---|
| Voltage | 25kV |
| Current | AC overhead |
| Rolling Stock |
|---|
| Eurostar Fleet total | 76 |
| UK sets | 22 |
| SNCB/SNCF sets | 8 |
| SNCF sets | 32 |
| Regional sets | 14 |
| Seating | 558 (except Regionals) |
| Builder | GEC Alsthom |
| Delivery date | 1992-93 |
| Special Characteristics |
|---|
| High speed link into Europe | |
| Nightstar sleeping car service now abandoned | |
| Links to major UK centres planned | |
| London-Paris times cut by 20% | |
| 20km tunnel under London | |
| 150 train paths per day | |
| Featured Suppliers |
|---|
| A. Rawie - Track Safety Systems |
| Air International Transit - Sigma Range of Railcar Climate Control Systems |
| Airscrew - Heating, Ventilation and Cooling Systems |
| ALSTOM - Very High Speed, Intercity and Surburban Trains |
| AMEC SPIE Rail - Rail Project Consultancy |
| Aperio - Geophysical and Non-Destructive Surveys |
| Atkins Rail - International Consultancy and Support Services for Infrastructure and Rail Vehicles |
| Bentley Systems - Rail Design Software Solutions |
| ContiTech Railway Engineering - Railway Suspension Systems |
| Edilon - Embedded Rail and Embedded Block Systems |
| Eland Cables - Network Rail-Approved Cable for Rail and Metro Infrastructure |
| EPCServices - Railway Electrical Engineering Consultancy |
| EPCServices - Independent Railway Engineering Consultancy |
| Faber Maunsell - Total Solutions for the Rail Sector |
| Faiveley Transport - Passenger Access Products, Air Conditioning, High-Voltage Solutions and On-board Electronics |
| Firstco - Systems Engineering Consultants and Systems Integrators |
| FS Cables - Data, Coax, Signal and Control Cables in LSHF / LSZH Alternatives |
| Getzner Werkstoffe - Vibration and Noise Protection Products for Railway Superstructures |
| HEURTEAUX - 'Caoutchouc Ignifugé' - Fire Resistant Rubber Profiles and Gaskets for the Rail Industry |
| HÜBNER - Gangways and Bellows for Railway Vehicles |
| Laser Rail - Solutions for Increasing Railway Capacity |
| MEN Mikro Elektronik - Embedded Computer Systems for Rugged Environments |
| OLEO International - Hydraulic Energy Absorbers |
| Pandrol Rail Fastenings - Rail Fastening Systems |
| Pickersgill-Kaye Ltd - Rail Vehicle Door Locks |
| Powertron Converters - DC-DC Converters and DC-AC Inverters |
| Rex Articoli Tecnici - Rubber and Thermoplastic Railway Components |
| Rexquote - Road Rail Machines for Railway Infrastructure Maintenance |
| Saargummi - Vibration and Noise Reduction Systems / Foamed EPDM Elastomer |
| Saft - Nickel-Cadmium Batteries for Mass Transit Applications |
| Schneller - Engineered Decorative Laminates for Rail Car Interiors |
| Scott Wilson - International Multi-disciplinary Railway Consultancy |
| Strainstall - Measurement and Monitoring Solutions for Track, Switches, Structures and Rolling Stock |
| Thales - Specialist Telecommunications Services to the UK Rail Industry |
| TSTG Schienen Technik - Rails and Rail Services |
| Voith Turbo - Power Transmissions, Couplers and Retarders for Rail Vehicles |
| Westinghouse Rail Systems - Signalling and Train Control Systems |
| Windhoff - Railway Workshop Equipment and On-Track Plant |
| Zetica - Advanced Rail Radar System, Trackbed Evaluation and Maintenance |
