#CrossChannelRail
Jon Worth's project about the future of long distance rail services through the Channel Tunnel
The project so far
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Want a Köln-London direct train? Here’s how to do it – Ein Direktzug von Köln nach London? So funktioniert’s
Die deutsche Version ist unter dem englischen Text Here we go again. The organisation KölnBusiness says a direct train from Köln to London would be economically advantageous. You can read their press bla bla here. Shock! Imagine, a large, economically strong city wants a connection by train in four […]
Ebbsfleet or Ashford? It has to be one or the other, not both, and it needs to be Ashford
Discussion about re-opening Kent stations on HS1 between London and the Channel Tunnel is getting more interesting. The Bring Back Euro Trains campaign has been gathering public support to re-open the stations, Ashford’s MP says re-opening the station in his constituency is his highest priority and is building political support, […]
If you were to build a depot for Channel Tunnel passenger trains, where would you build it?
When it was announced that Virgin Trains was successful in being allocated maintenance depot capacity at Temple Mills in east London, there was a sort of reaction “we’ll that will mean that Virgin will be the competitor to Eurostar then.” But no sooner had the decision been made that I started […]
A creative solution to serve Köln Hbf en route from Frankfurt (Main) to London
One of the aspects of my #CrossChannelRail report that drew the most reaction was my conclusion that serving Köln Hbf with trains to London was too complicated, and it would better to serve Köln/Bonn Flughafen or Horrem instead – as it would be easier to secure a platform and build […]
The Avelia Horizon trains Eurostar has ordered from Alstom are not compliant with Channel Tunnel evacuation rules – what can be done about it?
*** This post is an adapted version of one part of my #CrossChannelRail Project Final Report *** Let’s get one thing out of the way first: the problems here are nothing to do with the Avelia Horizon trains being double deck. The loading gauge in the Channel Tunnel and HS1 […]
#CrossChannelRail final report released, and the next steps
After three weeks of research on the ground in spring 2025, dozens of follow conversations, and plenty of desk research, today I finally published the conclusions report from my #CrossChannelRail project – you can download the PDF of the report here. The stations map is also available in a zoomable […]
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