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Re: It's creeping socialism I tell you! (none / 0)

Nope, Eurostars were specially designed for British gauge, as they ran on normal British lines from the Chunnel to Waterloo before High Speed 1 fully opened to St. Pancras International.

The leased Eurostars' Northern excursions were a relatively short episode, lasting from 2000 to 2005. Check some photos on RailFanEurope -- here is one, with a train in GNER colours:

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by DoDo on Thu Jul 2nd, 2009 at 07:17:41 AM EST
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Re: It's creeping socialism I tell you! (none / 0)

On the other hand, checking Wikipedia, I find the North of London sets (which are shorter by four cars) are still not in regular Eurostar service, but were leased to SNCF for domestic services.

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by DoDo on Thu Jul 2nd, 2009 at 07:22:51 AM EST
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