Route Eurostar Route - London Waterloo International To Ashford International (2003-2007)

Introduction
I really love the Eurostar and I remember that my late mother and my estranged father took an Eurostar from Waterloo International to Marne Le Vallee-Cheesy for their trip to Disneyland Paris.


"Eurostar trains at Waterloo International" by Timothy E Baldwin is under licensed by CC BY-SA 2.0.

One of the things that I like about the classic Class 373 which has now became the refurbished Eurostar E300 is that it is the only high speed train that can run on both overhead line and third rail electrification. The third rail electrification was used when the service used Waterloo International as it London terminus before the service moved to St Pancras International.

I think that this will be a good route suggestion for Train Sim World.

The Route and its distance.
There are 4 lines in this route:

1. West London Line (6 miles/9.6 km) (This is for driving the Eurostar from the North Pole depot on the Great Western Main Line to the South West Main Line).
2. South West Main Line (About 8.3 miles/13.4 km).
3. Chatham Main Line (About 80 miles/129 km).
4. First section of the HS1 (32 miles/ about 51.5 km).

In total, the entire length is 126.3 miles or about 203.3 km. This will be the longest UK route.

Stations:
On the West London line:

• Kensington (Olympia) (Does not stop).
  
• West Brompton (Does not stop).
  
• Imperial Wharf (Does not stop).

On the South West Main Line:

• London Waterloo International.
• Vauxhall (Does not stop).

On the Chatham Main Line:

• Brixton (Does not stop).
  
• Herne Hill (Does not stop).
• West Dulwich (Does not stop).
  
• Sydenham Hill (Does not stop).
  
• Penge East (Does not stop).
  
• Kent House (Does not stop).
  
• Shortlands (Does not stop).
  
• Bromley South (Does not stop).
• Bickley (Does not stop).
  
• St Mary Cray (Does not stop).
• Swanley (Does not stop).
• Farningham Road (Does not stop).

On HS1:

• Ashford International station.

Duration

1. West London Line (3.6 minutes).
2. South West Main Line (46.8 seconds).
3. Chatham Main Line (53 minutes).
4. First section of the HS1 (15 minutes).

"Eurostar at North Pole Maintenance Depot" by Oxyman is under licensed by CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rolling Stock
British Rail Class 373 or TGV TMST

"Eurostars at waterloo international" by unkown author is under licensed by CC BY-SA 3.0.
This is the original rolling stock of the Eurostar which has the original livery and logo.
This is a non refurbished version of the E300, where they still have their original interior design.
If you have experienced driving the TGV duplex on the LGV Méditerranée then the driving experience on the Class 373 is exactly the same. You can also have experience switching from third rail to overhead line while the train is still in motion.
There are two versions of this train which are the Three Capitals and the North of London (aka Regional Eurostars):

• The Three Capitals trains have 18 coaches and they're 387 metres (1,269 ft 8 in) long and have 750 seats: 206 in first class, 544 in standard class.
• The North of London trains have 14 coaches, they are 312.36 metres (1,024 ft 10 in) long and have 558 seats: 114 in first class, 444 in standard class.

Fun fact: There is a mini fridge located in the train driver cab because the driver wants to bring wine and cheese to Britain from France.

British Rail Class 37/6

"Two Eurostar 37/6 types at Clapham Junction" by Les Chatfield is under licensed by CC BY 2.0.
These Locomotives are used to rescue of broken down Eurostar trains, route learning and driver training. They have Scharfenberg couplings to couple up with the Eurostar trains.

Images about the route

"Railway Viaduct in Stewarts Road" by tristan forward is under licensed by CC BY-SA 2.0.


Eurostar-Vauxhall-P1020322.


"Eurostar train to Waterloo passing Herne Hill" by Ben Brooksbank is under licensed by CC BY-SA 2.0.


Eurostar at Ashford International Station, Ashford by Bill Johnson is under licensed by CC BY-SA 2.0.
For the team at Dovetail Games to save time and money, the original section of the HS1 was reused which includes the 3D model for Ashford International Station.

Free DLC for South Eastern High Speed
For those who already owned the South Eastern High Speed route will get a free DLC which includes the original Eurostar e300 which has the original livery and logo.
Players can drive this train on the South Eastern High Speed route which also includes AI Eurostar train services.
This DLC also includes a free update on the South Eastern High Speed where the international platform at St Pancras can be used.

Eurostar trains at St Pancras.


"Eurostar train depot, Temple Mills Yard" by Roger Templeman is under licensed by CC BY-SA 2.0.
This free update also includes a junction to the Temple Mills depot at Stafford International.

Collectables

• Wine.
• Cheese.

Conclusion:
In Conclusion, driving an Eurostar when the service originated terminated at Waterloo bring so much memories for people who have experienced riding or driving an Eurostar to and from Waterloo.

 

Once again license is the issue

 

If DTG get the Eurostar license, then yes.

That is unlikely to happen any time soon.

 

Tbh u might as well just suggest the entire Chatham Mainline

 

The Eurostar Group is 55.75% owned by SNCF Voyageurs.

 

Regardless, Eurostar do not give their license out. I have no idea why, but that's what they are like.
I would love to see them in game, but I don't see it happening.