Paul Corfield wrote:

On Fri, 18 Aug 2006 17:31:03 +0100, Fig wrote:

I often use the FGW service out of Paddington and notice Eurostar trains
in a shed south of the line somewhere near Acton. Simple question - how do
they get there? Seems a long way from either Waterloo or PGduN.

They have a link on to the West London line and run down through
Kensington Olympia, over the Thames and then just before Clapham
Junction there is a line that links round onto the Windsor lines into
Waterloo. Not very far really.

The depot at North Pole will soon become redundant and a new depot is
being built at Temple Mills north of Stratford. There is a link tunnel
from the central part of Stratford International Station that runs round
to where the new depot will be.


Info for anyone who's interested - you get a good view of the new
Eurostar depot at Temple Mills - as well as the new Stratford Int'l
station (it's in a massive hole in the ground over which you pass on a
bridge - look both ways!) - if you travel on the new hourly Stratford
to Stansted Airport via Tottenham Hale service. Should the everything
be running on time you can get up to Northumberland Park (the next stop
after Tottenham Hale), cross to the opposite platform and catch a
return train to Stratford after a few minutes wait. Between Tottenham
Hale and Northumberland Park you'll also see the big Victoria Line
depot.