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8 unusual facts about Eurostar


Aiden Turner

On 8 April 2006, Turner married Megan Marshall, whom he met in Europe on the Eurostar train en route to London from Paris.

Coquelles

This is the terminus of shuttle services from the UK, as well as the terminus of the LGV Nord, whereby Eurostar services can travel into the Channel Tunnel.

Eurotunnel Shuttle

Safety regulations require two locomotives for all passenger trains through the tunnel (Shuttle and Eurostar), one at the front and one at the back, and both must be manned so that the train can be reversed out in case of a blockage.

Hornby Virtual Railway

Engines included in the first edition include the LNER Class A1/A3, the LNER Class A4, Smokey Joe and the Eurostar.

Jackie Dobbs

Jackie perked up when she learned the newlyweds had received train tickets to Paris as a honeymoon gift.

Marc Storace

It contained a collection of pop and soul influenced rock music, and was released in 1991 by the short-lived record company Eurostar.

Sheffield City Centre

This station lies at the northern end of the Midland Mainine which begins at St Pancras International, thus affording Sheffield a direct connection to the capital and also Europe, via the Eurostar.

The Dukes of Stratosphear

In 2008 Andy Partridge recorded a promotional single for Eurostar as The Dukes - "Tin Toy Clockwork Train" - which was given away free at railway stations.


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Alphabus

Development of the new satellite, made in cooperation between the two large European satellite manufacturers, take into account the best lessons learned from previous incarnations of similar satellites: the Spacebus and Eurostar families, respectively from Thales Alenia Space and EADS Astrium Satellites.

Gare de Lille

Gare de Lille Europe, a city centre station served by TGV and Eurostar trains

GAZ

In 2011, Bo Andersson received Automotive Executive of the Year Award at the International Automotive Forum organized by the Adam Smith Institute, and was named a Eurostar of automotive industry in the emerging market category by the Automotive News Europe Magazine for achievements in model range renewal, establishment of cooperation between GAZ Group and leading international automakers, and positive financial results of the company in 2010.

Hellas-Sat

Hellas-Sat Consortium Limited (Hellas-Sat) is the owner and a wholesaler of capacity and services of the Greek/Cypriot "Hellas-Sat-2" satellite, an Astrium Eurostar E2000+, which was launched successfully on 13 May, 2003 to the 39° E orbital position in the Geostationary Satellite Orbit.

Juxtaposed controls

On 29 May 2000, the 'Additional Protocol to the Sangatte Protocol' was signed between France and the UK, an agreement that provided for immigration checkpoints to be set up by France in Eurostar stations in the UK and for immigration checkpoints to be set up by the UK in Eurostar stations in France.

Milano Rogoredo railway station

In 2011, the Eurostar Italia-rival Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori started a high-speed-service running from Torino Porta Susa to Salerno, stopping at Rogoredo as well as at the Porta Garibaldi station.

Old Oak Common railway station

Should Old Oak Common Station be built as proposed it would leave the Great Western Main Line with no traction maintenance facilities east of Reading, Berkshire, although there are proposals for new IEP trains to use the former Eurostar North Pole Depot.

Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Paris

The Church of Saint-Vincent-de-Paul is close to the Eurostar and mainline station Gare du Nord, and so is twinned with St Pancras Old Church (a church in London close to the new St Pancras International station).

White Horse at Ebbsfleet

After a design 'competition', Wallinger's vision of a white horse was selected by a panel of self-appointed representatives from each of the three founding patrons / developers of the Ebbsfleet Landmark Project Ltd (ELP Ltd) - London and Continental Railways, Land Securities and Eurostar -.


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