Re: Eurostar electrical and signalling

On Wed, 26 Nov 2003 13:31:58 +0000 (UTC) Hans-Joachim Zierke 
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> > Eurostar claims a 65% market share against air travel on Paris-London.
> 
> "Against air travel" is a non-information, considering that the ferry
> companies are doing much better than anybody has foreseen.

The ferry companies are dealing mainly with those in their cars who could 
be travelling between all number of points either side of the Channel, 
not just London & Paris. You can't really call that as a competition 
against air or Eurostar on the London to Paris or v.v. route.

And next to no-one nowadays makes the through journey from the UK to 
mainland Europe by train/ferry. 

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Phil Richards, London, UK
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