I was a guinea pig on Eurostar's first test-run, back in 1994
I was a guinea pig on Eurostar's first test-run, back in 1994 As Eurostar teeters on the brink of collapse, the man who knows it best pens a love letter to the train that brought Europe closer 13 April 2021 • 2:11pm Mark Smith on his beloved Eurostar Credit: Mark Smith You never forget your first time. In September 1994 I entered a spanking-new Waterloo International terminal, clutching a boarding pass that I wouldn’t have swapped for a fistful of Willy Wonka’s golden tickets. Public service was still months off and I was one of a few hundred lucky rail staff selected as guinea pigs for...
Source: telegraph.co.uk