"Mizter T" wrote in message
ups.com...
Today is the last day of Eurostar trains traversing the tracks of
south London heading for Waterloo, as tomorrow they'll switch to using
the new, boring route through the new CTRL tunnels underneath east
London (apols for rolling that pun out for the hundredth time). I felt
a little ode to their passing - or indeed imminent lack of passing -
was in order.

The new route will no longer afford arriving passengers a window,
however brief and partial it may be, across London. So Eurostar
passengers will be denied any glimpse of the metropolis into which
they are arriving until they emerge just before St. Pancras station
(where they'll get a good vie of a cement works!).

At least they'll have the spectacular view of the Barlow trainshed, the
infamous champagne bar and the iconic £1m Meeting Place statue. Outside,
there is a great view of Euston Road notwithstanding the wonderful array of
fast food outlets!

When will the internal route from the LUL Western ticket hall to St Pancras
(Eurostar and Domestic) open?