ScanRail pass discontinued
December 30th, 2007 by Tim Uden
The ScanRail pass will no longer be available after 31 December 2007. That means that you have less than two days left if you want to buy a ScanRail pass for travel in 2008.
Europeans still get cheap train travel in Scandinavia with the Interrail pass and starting in 2008, non-Europeans will be able to buy the Eurail Scandinavia pass, which will be almost identical to the old ScanRail pass.
Eurostar gets a new home in London
November 13th, 2007 by Tim Uden
The last Eurostar train left London Waterloo on at 6.12pm yesterday evening and this morning Wednesday 14 November Britain’s first real high speed train line will open and Eurostar’s London terminal will move to St Pancras International.
With more tube lines running under St Pancras and a big choice of mainline trains at St Pancras, Kings Cross and nearby Euston stations, it will be a more practical gateway to Europe for many travellers. St Pancras Station has undergone a huge renovation to house Eurostar’s 400m-long trains so there is a big change for anyone who may have last used St Pancras station a few years ago.
The new high-speed line means that the Eurostar will be able to travel at 300km/h for the entire trip, including the UK portion of the journey. This will slash travel times with the trip to Paris taking only two hours and 15 minutes. Brussels and Lille are even closer with the journey to Brussels taking one hour 51 minutes and Lille only an hour and 20 minutes.
