It's already been ruled out, Eurostar apparently doesn't want to license. Also, the route is mostly tunnels ( around 30 minutes under the English Channel alone) which would be off-putting.
yes, but! it is still several years ahead, but Virgin Trains gained license for the tunnel service... so who knows, maybe if TSW is still alive and kicking a few years into the future, we might finally get the channel route
20min underneath the sea in a tunnel.... I love that #NOT And then asking 40 pounds.... Easy money for DTG hehehe And don't forget with the best light baking that we have seen on Mannheim Kaiserslautern.... So no better no Eurostar is my advise!
Licensing aside it would be an incredibly boring experience. Whether it’s LGV, SEHS or SKW high speed in a train sim is just not that exciting. If DTG were to open up more of France I would prefer to see a Classic era non TGV/Eurostar route.
Describe exactly how amazing it would be to be in a tunnel non-stop for about half an hour. (Clue: it wouldn't be.)
Another reason it won't happen: Most of the English side of HS1 already exists. They won't extend the current one through to France nor recreate it.
The problem is also the significant language barrier. The French speak very poor English, and DTG doesn't have any French staff, which basically makes it impossible from the start. France is actually one of the worst English-speaking countries in Western Europe.
As a French person, it's true that we're not very good at English (English classes at school are extremely poorly designed) BUT I don't think the language barrier is a problem if we had LGV on TSW it's because DTG and SNCF managed to communicate. Companies that deal with international matters need to speak English and French companies are no exception.
Fair enough, but one thing people keep forgetting (And is quite annoying), is that it is only a small section of the whole route in whole. On one side, you have HS1 from Folkestone right through to London, with additional traffic on the route from the Javelins and surrounding segments of other lines. On the other side, you have a 1 1/2 hour journey right through the scenic french countryside, incorporating major locations such as Lille and the approach (including the triangle junction to the south), right through to the northern suburbs of Paris. I implore you take these into account, and not a 20 min segment, which I personally find a little interesting, given the routing and crossovers.
