I went to Brussels on one of these trains. Hate seeing these getting scrapped there so much nicer looking than the new ones and the sound. Just love the sound they make as they go past.
Great video! Thank you. What would you say is the closest point to central london where most eurostars would have reached max operating speed on the HS1?
The answer probably is Boxley Tunnel near Maidstone. Line speed from London to Ebbsfleet is only 230kmh (142 mph) before increasing to full 186mph up until Lenham. Boxley Tunnel is at the bottom of a hill from both directions so makes for great sound of 373s approaching. The spot features in this video from timestamp 21:01 to 24:54 and is also a popular spot among enthusiasts!
They most likely picked the Velaro for the capability of running under Dutch and German catenary voltages without too many extra complications, DB already had Velaros of the same model (voltages included) minus the channel tunnel safety requirements on order.
0:47 if only coaches 9/10 were coupled with an articulated bogie… then the amazing zoom sound at 300km/h (186mph to British folks) could not have that annoying gap
THE RETURN
Magnificent video
I went to Brussels on one of these trains. Hate seeing these getting scrapped there so much nicer looking than the new ones and the sound. Just love the sound they make as they go past.
Thanks for the upload.
Great locations and filming.
Deffo the best looking and sounding high speed train.
It has real rail presence.👍🏼💯
Great video! My new favorite trainspotting on HS1. Thanks for the time and effort and for sharing it with us.
Love the Original Eurostars ❣️❣️❣️
My favourite high speed train 😊
Excellent GEC-Alstom, de nouveau en service ?
Great video! Thank you. What would you say is the closest point to central london where most eurostars would have reached max operating speed on the HS1?
The answer probably is Boxley Tunnel near Maidstone. Line speed from London to Ebbsfleet is only 230kmh (142 mph) before increasing to full 186mph up until Lenham. Boxley Tunnel is at the bottom of a hill from both directions so makes for great sound of 373s approaching. The spot features in this video from timestamp 21:01 to 24:54 and is also a popular spot among enthusiasts!
Why no exits from Boxley tunnel portal? Nice build up of sound from the top portal and anticipation, the exit at high speed.
Wouldn’t Alstom AGV been a better replacement instead of Siemens Velaro since AGV comes from same family as that of E300 technically ?
They most likely picked the Velaro for the capability of running under Dutch and German catenary voltages without too many extra complications, DB already had Velaros of the same model (voltages included) minus the channel tunnel safety requirements on order.
0:47 if only coaches 9/10 were coupled with an articulated bogie… then the amazing zoom sound at 300km/h (186mph to British folks) could not have that annoying gap
The point of not having a Jacobs bogey there is that the train can decouple and drive out of the Eurotunnel if there is an issue
Aktuell ist im Gotthard Basistunnel für Personenzüge bei 200 km/h Schluss, obwohl sie theoretisch 250 km/h fahren könnten.
350 km/h kann weltweit nur auf offenem Strecken auf dem Kontinent gefahren werden.
courtney dunn
Der für 2027 geplante SCMaglev zwischen Tokyo und Osaka soll 500 km/h fahren.
France #1 🇫🇷
Trans Manche Super Train
Not a lover of high speed trains once you have seen one that is it as far as I am concerned
love that profile picture mate 😂
Auf freier Strecke schafft er 250 km/h
Im Eurotunnel noch 140 km/h.