Paul Terry wrote:

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Later this year Eurostar is moving from Waterloo to St Panc is there a
new bridge being built across the Thames to accommodate it

An entire new line has already been built from North Kent, passing under
the Thames near Dartford, and then mainly staying in tunnel as it passes
under east London, through Stratford, and coming to the surface just
outside St Pancras.
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Paul Terry


It's called the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (or CTRL), though it's now
been branded as "High Speed 1" - but I ain't going to call it that
because it sounds like a space ship.

In fact the CTRL has been built in two phases - phase one, from the
coast up to Fawkham Junction in Kent has been in use by Eurostar
trains since September 2003. Phase 2, from Ebbsfleet in Kent to St
Pancras station in London is complete now and is being tested in
preparation for being put into full use in November of this year.

See this Wikipedia entry for mo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_Tunnel_Rail_Link

The new line will also be used for fast trains from Kent into St.
Pancras - these are being called CTRL Domestic Services, or CTRL-DS.
For more on both the new line and these new services see this
comprehensive article on a well established transport developments
website:
http://www.alwaystouchout.com/project/4

For a special report from the Guardian newspaper on the CTRL,
including some basic maps, go to:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/flash/0,5860,1048071,00.html

For photos of the new CTRL line see these two websites:

http://www.ctrlphoto.freeuk.com/
&
http://www.rail-net.co.uk/storypage.php?storyid=182