Just found this on You Tube and I am so pleased it is available for all to view. This film holds a huge place in my heart. I was working for EPS/Eurostar at the time and was asked to design the camera mount and housing for locating externally on the power car 'nose'. I have fond memories of the time spent at North Pole with Peter; his crew and my good friend Gerry fitting the recording kit and the week spent filming between Waterloo and Gare du Nord. A great record of Eurostar on the third rail classic lines of Kent.

@robinl.7948

Жыл бұрын

Always waned to see the Eurostar pass through my local 3rd rail station and now i have

This illustrates how vital HS1 is. The added time weaving around the rural lines in the uk must have added ages to the run.

@edism

3 жыл бұрын

@TheMadScotsman mckay That's where HS2 comes in no?

@MikeWillSee

3 жыл бұрын

@@edism simar principal but for the rest of England, rather than just the south.

@edism

3 жыл бұрын

@@MikeWillSee Yes I'm looking forward to it, I think the person I was responding to was wondering whether there would be a similar North - South line.

@MikeWillSee

3 жыл бұрын

@@edism yes it would seem the comment you were replying to got deleted

@edism

3 жыл бұрын

@@MikeWillSee Probably realised they were ignoring the obvious lol

This is a remarkable film - of it's time, showing Eurostar before High Speed 1! I hope you sent the National Railway Museum a copy!

This perfectly Illustrates in what dissarray our railway system was and most defientley still in!

Let's be real. London to mainland Europe only made REAL sense when HS1 opened.

@curiouscal512

Жыл бұрын

True

@kityhawk2000

Жыл бұрын

Let's be real most uk governments are no friend of high-speed rail. This is why HS1 is the only HS line currently active. The uk government at the time didn't even want the channel tunnel to be a rail link they were pushing for it to be a road connection because uk rail infrastructure was so poor at the time and arguably hasn't improved much

@emily1

9 ай бұрын

@@kityhawk2000 Of course they are no friends. They make the promise, then wuss out when the bill comes through the letterbox at no 10

Mesmerising and the music is very fitting. Thanks for the upload, I'll show this to my son who never got to take the original route.

I love this video, the music is beautiful and the shots are awesome. Good job!

Best engineer who make this railway track👌👌👌

Eurostar is such an AWESOME way to Get from London to Paris. I did Eurostar from St. Pancras to Gare du Nord back when the service was fairly brand spanking new in 98, and also did Thalys from Paris-Amsterdam via Brussels.

@billoddy5637

Жыл бұрын

St-Prancras is 98, what the hell?

@nousernameusername

Жыл бұрын

it was at waterloo back then

@apotato5563

27 күн бұрын

​@@billoddy5637 st pancras has only been used since the ctrl has been opened circa 2007. Before that trains left from the eurostar terminal at waterloo and ran through the local lines all the way to folkstone

Good time lapse film!

Steely Dan was ahead of their time… On that train all graphite and glitter Undersea by rail Ninety minutes from New York to Paris Well by seventy-six we'll be A.O.K. What a beautiful world this will be What a glorious time to be free

Magistral, avec cette bande sonore! 👌

The first part of the journey from Waterloo could be so slow with the suburban trains in the way. Glad it goes from St Pancras now - a lot quicker

@aidenstanley7305

3 жыл бұрын

I didn't even know it went on the domestic lines throughout the UK portion to begin with!

@vijfsnippervijf

Жыл бұрын

@@aidenstanley7305 It still does, only the line used is a domestic *high-speed* line.

This has a very 90's feel about. Nostalgic! Pre HD video.....so the colours are more muted than vibrant, and the graininess adds to the yesteryear look. Sometimes you do need to remember how video was - before vibrant colours and pin sharp imagery became the norm.

0:02. Title sequence. 0:12. Started from Waterloo international train station. 1:38. Train departing. 5:21. Entering the channel tunnel (Goodbye UK🇬🇧). 5:24. Inside of channel tunnel (Below of Dover Strait). 6:39. Welcome to France🇫🇷. 11:54. Arrived at the Gare du Nord station.

10 minutes?!, my God, this is actually faster that when hovercrafts were active! (The record in a hovercraft is 22 mins)

First Class. Now if we can just figure out how to do something this good in the USA!

Magical, loved the music.

My father went from just Southwest of London to the East coast of France piloting a B-24 on D-Day, June 6, 1944 in about ten minutes.

Great view. Appreciate it. :)

I never knew these trains ran on a different line other than HS1. Interesting that there are no overhead lines. If you guys can build a brand new high speed railway, we should be able to do this in the U.S.

@thetelephoneprankster4254

4 жыл бұрын

Trains south of London run on third rail instead of over head lines

@TheRailwayDrone

4 жыл бұрын

@@thetelephoneprankster4254 Wow. I didn't know anything other than a subway could run over third rail.

@thetelephoneprankster4254

4 жыл бұрын

jrzb8910 Haha well now you know. In fact, ALL of the main railway lines south of the river Thames in London run on third rail. They run up to 100mph too. HS1 is the only exception.

@TheRailwayDrone

4 жыл бұрын

@@thetelephoneprankster4254 I need to make another trip to London lol...

@thetelephoneprankster4254

4 жыл бұрын

jrzb8910 you should, it is a wonderful place. I tend to travel up there once a month as it is only an hour from my house

the line between waterloo and wandsworth road has changed so much now

@thetelephoneprankster4254

5 жыл бұрын

FM Dude98 Has it? I would like to know more about how

@volvotrident4835

5 жыл бұрын

@@thetelephoneprankster4254 it doesnt even run on eurostar now.

@eurostarlover0098

5 жыл бұрын

@@volvotrident4835 plus wandsworth road now overground services.

What was that marvelous concerto? Symphony? Rachmaninoff or Tchaikovsky? I rode this original route out of Waterloo and have done it several times more out of St. Pancras International into Gare do Nord, Paris, or vice-versa. Splendid in every conceivable way!

@maxmusic2198

Жыл бұрын

Rachmaninoff concerto No.2 c minor! my favourite classical piece and happened to first hear it on this film many years ago. Still can’t find this particular version anywhere else but here though :(

Is this available at a normal run time speed, especially for the UK section .

@JamesScantlebury

4 жыл бұрын

yes, video 125 sell two versions of Eurostar "drivers eye view" - one to Waterloo, and another to St Pancras

@mhicks8217

4 жыл бұрын

@@JamesScantlebury :: Thanks . I have both of those. It was the particular route used that I wanted to be able to watch at normal speed.

@thetelephoneprankster4254

4 жыл бұрын

m hicks Could you send these to me please? I would like to watch them :)

@thetelephoneprankster4254

4 жыл бұрын

m hicks ???

@JamesScantlebury

4 жыл бұрын

TheTelephonePrankster they’re for sale online - go to video125.tv

I saw this documentary in the 90s and got to do the journey in 02. The version I saw though did not cut away from the drivers seat to train from the exterior and the air numerous times. Thus this video going 13 mins and not 10. Always thought the conductor at 44 secs was a doppelganger for Rowan Atkinson aka Mr Bean!

I have this on VHS and it's all from inside the cab, no exterior shots.

How old is this?? Since 2007 the Eurostar has been leaving St Pancras station and using the HS1 line. However, from 1994-2007 it used to leave Waterloo and travel along the same lines as local trains, which was very time consuming. As a regular user of Eurostar, I enjoy travelling with them. These days it takes only half an hour to get from London to the Channel Tunnel and 140 min to get to Paris. Very impressive when you remember how it was in the days before Eurostar.

Should have made it in the summer!

It takes 2hr 30m st Pancras to Paris

9:47 on the front of the train, why was the pantograph down when the other one is up. Usually both of them are up.

I wish there was a modern 4K version of this

Wunderfull 🤩🤩🤩😍😍😍😍💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

Nice.

Can you imagine 158’s as Eurostar’s?

@grassytramtracks

2 жыл бұрын

What do you mean? 158s running to France, it would be very slow, I'd guess about 4 hours

Fantastic movie! Lightning fast from Pancras To Nord!! I wish I would be allowed to ride with this fast one!!!! Well , I am going on the ES9019 on 5/7/23 Paris to London! Hope it won’t stop at Ashford ain’t and Ebbsfleet! Let me know!!! Thanks. Bless U all!!

@wilfriedlechner6299

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry , correction : on 5/722 and not 5/7/23! Sorry!

Where can I find the full, uncut version of this at its original running time, and with the sounds and dialogue instead of the music?

Why do lots of the main canadian cities (mostly ontario) have the same name as uk cities like waterloo, london, and windsor for example

@JamesScantlebury

4 жыл бұрын

colonialism...

@thetelephoneprankster4254

4 жыл бұрын

Canada must have copied us lol

@cx5954

4 жыл бұрын

Because we built canada

@lorenzo1660

4 жыл бұрын

Waterloo is not a UK city. It is a Belgian town, near which Napoleon was defeated by the British and Prussian armies in 1815 (hence the name of the railway station).

@cx5954

4 жыл бұрын

Lorenzo Yeah but it would have come from Waterloo in London.

Very good

Hi, I noticed that the account owner For this video has the same name as the producer / director for the piece. Would you be able to indicate the title for the music which was used for the closing credits of the video? Much appreciated if you could! Thanks

@andrewnorth6472

3 жыл бұрын

Rachmaninov, Piano Concerto no. 2

@superclass4744

7 ай бұрын

The credit music is Boito - Prologue to Mefestiole

I am making a video where I make a mix of 'Eurostar, Europop' would it be OK if I use your video for B-roll?

So nice to see pristine stations and trains. Unfortunately stations and trains filth fro where I come from. Railway tracks and overhead wires vandalised and stolen. South Africa of course.

"Ten minutes, of which the first seven are spent signal checked behind a 4-EPB on Notwork SouthEast" :)

Magnífico

What's that third rail (sometimes visible on the left, sometimes on the right) on the UK side?

@denelson83

4 жыл бұрын

Powers the train. 750 V DC.

@thetelephoneprankster4254

4 жыл бұрын

The third rail carries an electrical current to power the train

@lornova79

4 жыл бұрын

@@thetelephoneprankster4254 Thanks!

asik banget naik kereta api jarak jauh aku mau mencoba naik kereta api eurostar

What would be the journey time for this if not sped up please?

Nice Channel Dear , Wonderful train Share 😘 Stay Connect Please

At 5:17, Cheerio, UK ! From 5:21 to 6:37, one LONG tunnel! At 6:38, Bienvenue, France!

Anyone realise that if the class 373 can run on conventional lines in the uk,those units can theoretically run on this line and go north to Scotland just fine without HS1?

@monoonyx

11 ай бұрын

They did, mind you not from France but out of King's Cross under GNER.

@BernardSo801

11 ай бұрын

@@monoonyx Dude I know that it’s just that it’s a possibility

@emily1

9 ай бұрын

Yeah but nowadays there isn't much benefit using North of London 373s vs a 800.. it'd besides take longer anyway to bother vs a actual high speed line.

i have no idear if its sped up or not

for me its 5 mins cause i set speed to 2x

old one Waterloo interasinol

英法隧道全長50.45公里

is the background music from a anime ? i think i remember it from a anime :

@christopherstephenson4531

Жыл бұрын

Rachmaninov's 2nd piano concerto

An eurostar can be stuck of the middle tracks in Channel

@Olszymanski

3 жыл бұрын

Yes it can

everywhere else besides Isle o' France seems fuckingly treeless

WRONG 14 min not 10

Thanks youtube, now I can I make it five minutes

Going on a train is just like going on a rollercoaster at Alton towers

full momen

3005 crashed in 2009😢

It,s 13 minutes

Where is the English channel.

@Olszymanski

3 жыл бұрын

From 5:21 to 6:40 it's under the English Channel

1994 or 1995?

@Ed_Gilbert

5 жыл бұрын

K S 1994

10 minutes already boring.train journey..

Let's have something more up to date, we got rid of this charade of a 186 mile per hour train going along tracks rated at 100 mph or less and an outdated power collection system twelve yes TWELVE years ago.

vidéo sans aucun intérêt

can I have my 13 mins back

I dislike on account of persistent advertisements and I have not seen the video

The USA California trains are much more interesting to watch.

@joempoem478

Жыл бұрын

They factually aren't.

Edit and fake film do not cheat people

@melfidlin8265

3 жыл бұрын

Fake???? please explain?

@benedekhalda-kiss9737

3 жыл бұрын

What lol? It is sped up that's all

@Olszymanski

3 жыл бұрын

How is it fake

Kurz gesagt: Ein Scheissfilm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

First time I travelled via the Chunnel, the Times newspaper was giving away free tickets, I chose London to Brussels and back.