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Old March 7th 08, 07:15 AM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default What is the French for Oops?

http://www.kentonline.co.uk/news/def...ticle_id=39018
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Eurostar train fails to stop at Ebbsfleet.
by Suzy Shanley Gravesend Messenger
FIRST it was potential customers who could not find Ebbsfleet
International Station.

Now it is Eurostar drivers themselves who are apparently having
problems pinpointing its location.

For one sped through north Kent’s international station leaving
passengers stranded on the platform.

One couple’s plans for a day trip to Paris went off the rails after
the 12.45pm train sped past without stopping last Thursday.

Gavin Meeser, 60, of North Road, Cliffe, near Rochester, said they
could do nothing but watch as their transport to France whizzed past.

"We heard that a signalman had forgotten to tell the driver to stop at
Ebbsfleet," he said.

"The next train was at 1.15pm, but we had to get off at Lille and wait
another 15 minutes before we could get the next train to Paris.

"We only arrived about 45 minutes late in the end, but as we were only
going for a few hours anyway, it did affect our day."

A spokesman for Eurostar said: "The train was supposed to stop at
Ebbsfleet but it was wrongly entered in the system and it didn’t -
this is very rare."
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As long as they remember to stop at Saint Pancras.