On Wed, 10 Oct 2007 19:47:36 +0100, Paul Terry
wrote:

In message , Paul Scott
writes

They could make Stratford a request stop for Eurostars... ;-)

I've often wondered whether St Pancras, let alone Stratford, was a wise
decision by Eurostar. Whenever I've travelled on the service, it has
seemed that an awful lot of passengers prefer the convenience of
Waterloo because they are

1. Wealthy retired from SW London off for a short break.

2. Businessmen and civil servants from along the Thames Valley.

Maybe because it opens up better journey opportunities for those of us
who don't live in SW London or the Thames Valley? Now you've got the
stations serving The West Midlands, East Midlands, North West,
Yorkshire, North East and Scotland all within 500m of the Eurostar
terminus.

3. Short-stay French tourists who appreciate alighting on the South Bank
and within walking distance of numerous tourist attractions.

Whether St Pancras will have any of the same appeal will remain to be
seen. Stratford, if it doesn't become a request stop (: might well
end up like Ashford once the Olympics have finished their brief
appearance.

You may well be right.