In message 4ax.com>,
clavox@btinternet.com writes

An entire new line has already been built from North Kent, passing under
the Thames near Dartford, and then mainly staying in tunnel as it passes
under east London, through Stratford, and coming to the surface just
outside St Pancras.

In message <33ggv25cbb431t9mdcuhiiqoggav4epj26@4ax.com>,
clavox@btinternet.com writes

On the other hand, those of us that live only 20 minutes from Waterloo
may decide that it will be quicker to fly to Paris from Heathrow than
treck across London to St Pancras.

OK, I know you can't please everyone ... but I thought it was a pity
that the original idea of continuing to run some Eurostar services from
Waterloo was abandoned.

Paul Terry wrote:

It's called the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (or CTRL), though it's now
been branded as "High Speed 1" - but I ain't going to call it that
because it sounds like a space ship.