Meanings
- A high-speed passenger train service connecting London with mainland European cities via the Channel Tunnel.
Eurostar operates two stations in this region.
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On April 4 2018, the first commercial trains began running between London and Amsterdam. Current Eurostar Chief Executive Mike Cooper said: "The departure of our first commercial service to Amsterdam represents a historic milestone for Eurostar and the growth of international high-speed rail."
2019 December 4, Richard Clinnick, “Under the sea with Eurostar”, in Rail, pages 50–51
plural Eurostars
- A train on these services.
- A British Rail Class 373 (now largely superseded by Class 374) on any service.
Now that the Mallard upgrade to GNER's Mark 4 coaches is complete the entire fleet is now available for service and the Eurostars are no longer required to maintain the timetable.
2006, Electric Railway
Origin
Commercial name, from Euro- + star.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
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