London to Paris in ten minutes.

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  • Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
  • THIS FILM IS A COMMEMORATIVE RECORD TO CELEBRATE THE JOURNEY OF THE FIRST EUROSTAR TRAIN FROM WATERLOO STATION IN LONDON TO GARE DU NORD IN PARIS THROUGH THE CHANNEL TUNNEL IN NOVEMBER 1994. IT IS A UNIQUE PIECE OF CINEMATOGRAPHY AND SHOWS THE DRIVERS VIEW OF THE ENTIRE JOURNEY IN A REMARKABLE TEN MINUTES.
    A DVD IS AVAILABLE TO BUY AT £12 (UK POST ONLY)

КОМЕНТАРІ • 141

  • @melfidlin8265
    @melfidlin8265 3 роки тому +30

    Just found this on You Tube and I am so pleased it is available for all to view. This film holds a huge place in my heart. I was working for EPS/Eurostar at the time and was asked to design the camera mount and housing for locating externally on the power car 'nose'. I have fond memories of the time spent at North Pole with Peter; his crew and my good friend Gerry fitting the recording kit and the week spent filming between Waterloo and Gare du Nord. A great record of Eurostar on the third rail classic lines of Kent.

    • @robinl.7948
      @robinl.7948 Рік тому +2

      Always waned to see the Eurostar pass through my local 3rd rail station and now i have

  • @harryscorah2091
    @harryscorah2091 5 років тому +95

    This illustrates how vital HS1 is. The added time weaving around the rural lines in the uk must have added ages to the run.

    • @edism
      @edism 4 роки тому +6

      @TheMadScotsman mckay That's where HS2 comes in no?

    • @MikeWillSee
      @MikeWillSee 3 роки тому +5

      @@edism simar principal but for the rest of England, rather than just the south.

    • @edism
      @edism 3 роки тому +2

      @@MikeWillSee Yes I'm looking forward to it, I think the person I was responding to was wondering whether there would be a similar North - South line.

    • @MikeWillSee
      @MikeWillSee 3 роки тому +3

      @@edism yes it would seem the comment you were replying to got deleted

    • @edism
      @edism 3 роки тому +2

      @@MikeWillSee Probably realised they were ignoring the obvious lol

  • @superclass4744
    @superclass4744 2 роки тому +8

    This perfectly Illustrates in what dissarray our railway system was and most defientley still in!

  • @JamesScantlebury
    @JamesScantlebury 4 роки тому +61

    This is a remarkable film - of it's time, showing Eurostar before High Speed 1! I hope you sent the National Railway Museum a copy!

  • @jacobnathanielzpayag3885
    @jacobnathanielzpayag3885 4 роки тому +44

    Let's be real. London to mainland Europe only made REAL sense when HS1 opened.

    • @djungelskog489
      @djungelskog489 Рік тому +1

      True

    • @kityhawk2000
      @kityhawk2000 Рік тому +3

      Let's be real most uk governments are no friend of high-speed rail. This is why HS1 is the only HS line currently active. The uk government at the time didn't even want the channel tunnel to be a rail link they were pushing for it to be a road connection because uk rail infrastructure was so poor at the time and arguably hasn't improved much

    • @emily1
      @emily1 10 місяців тому

      @@kityhawk2000 Of course they are no friends. They make the promise, then wuss out when the bill comes through the letterbox at no 10

  • @k.h.4698
    @k.h.4698 2 роки тому +5

    Steely Dan was ahead of their time…
    On that train all graphite and glitter
    Undersea by rail
    Ninety minutes from New York to Paris
    Well by seventy-six we'll be A.O.K.
    What a beautiful world this will be
    What a glorious time to be free

  • @sdazeemsdazeem3412
    @sdazeemsdazeem3412 4 роки тому +5

    Best engineer who make this railway track👌👌👌

  • @edism
    @edism 4 роки тому +4

    Mesmerising and the music is very fitting. Thanks for the upload, I'll show this to my son who never got to take the original route.

  • @tillyboos
    @tillyboos 4 роки тому +6

    Eurostar is such an AWESOME way to
    Get from London to Paris. I did Eurostar from St. Pancras to Gare du Nord back when the service was fairly brand spanking new in 98, and also did Thalys from Paris-Amsterdam via Brussels.

    • @billoddy5637
      @billoddy5637 Рік тому +1

      St-Prancras is 98, what the hell?

    • @apotato5563
      @apotato5563 2 місяці тому

      ​@@billoddy5637 st pancras has only been used since the ctrl has been opened circa 2007. Before that trains left from the eurostar terminal at waterloo and ran through the local lines all the way to folkstone

  • @leobragaurbe
    @leobragaurbe 3 роки тому +3

    I love this video, the music is beautiful and the shots are awesome. Good job!

  • @williamjones7163
    @williamjones7163 Рік тому +1

    First Class. Now if we can just figure out how to do something this good in the USA!

  • @pernelldh
    @pernelldh Рік тому +2

    Good time lapse film!

  • @robtyman4281
    @robtyman4281 2 роки тому +1

    This has a very 90's feel about. Nostalgic! Pre HD video.....so the colours are more muted than vibrant, and the graininess adds to the yesteryear look.
    Sometimes you do need to remember how video was - before vibrant colours and pin sharp imagery became the norm.

  • @joshdavid258
    @joshdavid258 Рік тому +1

    10 minutes?!, my God, this is actually faster that when hovercrafts were active! (The record in a hovercraft is 22 mins)

  • @DirtyLilHobo
    @DirtyLilHobo Рік тому

    My father went from just Southwest of London to the East coast of France piloting a B-24 on D-Day, June 6, 1944 in about ten minutes.

  • @francoisdandurand
    @francoisdandurand 2 роки тому +1

    Magistral, avec cette bande sonore! 👌

  • @cafsixtieslover
    @cafsixtieslover 5 років тому +23

    The first part of the journey from Waterloo could be so slow with the suburban trains in the way. Glad it goes from St Pancras now - a lot quicker

    • @aidenstanley7305
      @aidenstanley7305 3 роки тому +1

      I didn't even know it went on the domestic lines throughout the UK portion to begin with!

    • @vijfsnippervijf
      @vijfsnippervijf Рік тому

      @@aidenstanley7305 It still does, only the line used is a domestic *high-speed* line.

  • @fmdude9836
    @fmdude9836 6 років тому +5

    the line between waterloo and wandsworth road has changed so much now

    • @thetelephoneprankster4254
      @thetelephoneprankster4254 5 років тому

      FM Dude98 Has it? I would like to know more about how

    • @volvotrident4835
      @volvotrident4835 5 років тому

      @@thetelephoneprankster4254 it doesnt even run on eurostar now.

    • @eurostarlover0098
      @eurostarlover0098 5 років тому

      @@volvotrident4835 plus wandsworth road now overground services.

  • @TheRailwayDrone
    @TheRailwayDrone 4 роки тому +7

    I never knew these trains ran on a different line other than HS1. Interesting that there are no overhead lines. If you guys can build a brand new high speed railway, we should be able to do this in the U.S.

    • @thetelephoneprankster4254
      @thetelephoneprankster4254 4 роки тому +5

      Trains south of London run on third rail instead of over head lines

    • @TheRailwayDrone
      @TheRailwayDrone 4 роки тому +1

      @@thetelephoneprankster4254 Wow. I didn't know anything other than a subway could run over third rail.

    • @thetelephoneprankster4254
      @thetelephoneprankster4254 4 роки тому +4

      jrzb8910 Haha well now you know. In fact, ALL of the main railway lines south of the river Thames in London run on third rail. They run up to 100mph too. HS1 is the only exception.

    • @TheRailwayDrone
      @TheRailwayDrone 4 роки тому +2

      @@thetelephoneprankster4254 I need to make another trip to London lol...

    • @thetelephoneprankster4254
      @thetelephoneprankster4254 4 роки тому +4

      jrzb8910 you should, it is a wonderful place. I tend to travel up there once a month as it is only an hour from my house

  • @TonyMatthewsComposer
    @TonyMatthewsComposer Рік тому

    Magical, loved the music.

  • @johnekins4408
    @johnekins4408 3 роки тому +1

    First time I travelled via the Chunnel, the Times newspaper was giving away free tickets, I chose London to Brussels and back.

  • @heene
    @heene 4 роки тому +2

    I have this on VHS and it's all from inside the cab, no exterior shots.

  • @AlmostMonumental27
    @AlmostMonumental27 Рік тому +2

    What was that marvelous concerto? Symphony? Rachmaninoff or Tchaikovsky? I rode this original route out of Waterloo and have done it several times more out of St. Pancras International into Gare do Nord, Paris, or vice-versa. Splendid in every conceivable way!

    • @maxmusic2198
      @maxmusic2198 Рік тому +1

      Rachmaninoff concerto No.2 c minor! my favourite classical piece and happened to first hear it on this film many years ago. Still can’t find this particular version anywhere else but here though :(

  • @mhicks8217
    @mhicks8217 4 роки тому +19

    Is this available at a normal run time speed, especially for the UK section .

    • @JamesScantlebury
      @JamesScantlebury 4 роки тому +1

      yes, video 125 sell two versions of Eurostar "drivers eye view" - one to Waterloo, and another to St Pancras

    • @mhicks8217
      @mhicks8217 4 роки тому

      @@JamesScantlebury :: Thanks . I have both of those. It was the particular route used that I wanted to be able to watch at normal speed.

    • @thetelephoneprankster4254
      @thetelephoneprankster4254 4 роки тому

      m hicks Could you send these to me please? I would like to watch them :)

    • @thetelephoneprankster4254
      @thetelephoneprankster4254 4 роки тому

      m hicks ???

    • @JamesScantlebury
      @JamesScantlebury 4 роки тому

      TheTelephonePrankster they’re for sale online - go to video125.tv

  • @Andypratt197
    @Andypratt197 6 місяців тому

    0:02. Title sequence.
    0:12. Started from Waterloo international train station.
    1:38. Train departing.
    5:21. Entering the channel tunnel (Goodbye UK🇬🇧).
    5:24. Inside of channel tunnel (Below of Dover Strait).
    6:39. Welcome to France🇫🇷.
    11:54. Arrived at the Gare du Nord station.

  • @nitwit4947
    @nitwit4947 4 роки тому +2

    Should have made it in the summer!

  • @dennishall6098
    @dennishall6098 6 років тому +2

    I saw this documentary in the 90s and got to do the journey in 02. The version I saw though did not cut away from the drivers seat to train from the exterior and the air numerous times. Thus this video going 13 mins and not 10. Always thought the conductor at 44 secs was a doppelganger for Rowan Atkinson aka Mr Bean!

  • @xPirus26
    @xPirus26 4 роки тому +2

    Great view. Appreciate it. :)

  • @Martin9476
    @Martin9476 Рік тому

    How old is this?? Since 2007 the Eurostar has been leaving St Pancras station and using the HS1 line. However, from 1994-2007 it used to leave Waterloo and travel along the same lines as local trains, which was very time consuming. As a regular user of Eurostar, I enjoy travelling with them. These days it takes only half an hour to get from London to the Channel Tunnel and 140 min to get to Paris. Very impressive when you remember how it was in the days before Eurostar.

  • @thomaslowdon5510
    @thomaslowdon5510 4 роки тому +4

    It takes 2hr 30m st Pancras to Paris

  • @andreiter
    @andreiter Рік тому

    I wish there was a modern 4K version of this

  • @nathanwaters1078
    @nathanwaters1078 3 роки тому +1

    9:47 on the front of the train, why was the pantograph down when the other one is up. Usually both of them are up.

  • @silvianbauer1979
    @silvianbauer1979 Рік тому

    Wunderfull 🤩🤩🤩😍😍😍😍💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

  • @Cactuspowerhousey
    @Cactuspowerhousey 3 роки тому +1

    Can you imagine 158’s as Eurostar’s?

    • @grassytramtracks
      @grassytramtracks 2 роки тому

      What do you mean? 158s running to France, it would be very slow, I'd guess about 4 hours

  • @purwantolephen9289
    @purwantolephen9289 5 років тому +1

    Very good

  • @wilfriedlechner6299
    @wilfriedlechner6299 2 роки тому

    Fantastic movie! Lightning fast from Pancras To Nord!! I wish I would be allowed to ride with this fast one!!!!
    Well , I am going on the ES9019 on 5/7/23 Paris to London! Hope it won’t stop at Ashford ain’t and Ebbsfleet! Let me know!!!
    Thanks. Bless U all!!

  • @martinwepener9933
    @martinwepener9933 4 роки тому +1

    So nice to see pristine stations and trains. Unfortunately stations and trains filth fro where I come from. Railway tracks and overhead wires vandalised and stolen. South Africa of course.

  • @laurenceskinnerton73
    @laurenceskinnerton73 Рік тому

    Nice.

  • @coasterhockygamingboy9549
    @coasterhockygamingboy9549 4 роки тому +4

    Why do lots of the main canadian cities (mostly ontario) have the same name as uk cities like waterloo, london, and windsor for example

    • @JamesScantlebury
      @JamesScantlebury 4 роки тому +1

      colonialism...

    • @thetelephoneprankster4254
      @thetelephoneprankster4254 4 роки тому +1

      Canada must have copied us lol

    • @cx5954
      @cx5954 4 роки тому +3

      Because we built canada

    • @lorenzo1660
      @lorenzo1660 4 роки тому +1

      Waterloo is not a UK city. It is a Belgian town, near which Napoleon was defeated by the British and Prussian armies in 1815 (hence the name of the railway station).

    • @cx5954
      @cx5954 4 роки тому +2

      Lorenzo Yeah but it would have come from Waterloo in London.

  • @Avenues-re3px
    @Avenues-re3px Рік тому

    Where can I find the full, uncut version of this at its original running time, and with the sounds and dialogue instead of the music?

  • @hoagy_ytfc
    @hoagy_ytfc Рік тому

    "Ten minutes, of which the first seven are spent signal checked behind a 4-EPB on Notwork SouthEast" :)

  • @vandanerisgomes9009
    @vandanerisgomes9009 Рік тому

    Magnífico

  • @friedrichnietzsche7208
    @friedrichnietzsche7208 4 роки тому +1

    Hi, I noticed that the account owner For this video has the same name as the producer / director for the piece.
    Would you be able to indicate the title for the music which was used for the closing credits of the video? Much appreciated if you could!
    Thanks

    • @andrewnorth6472
      @andrewnorth6472 4 роки тому +1

      Rachmaninov, Piano Concerto no. 2

    • @superclass4744
      @superclass4744 9 місяців тому

      The credit music is Boito - Prologue to Mefestiole

  • @oldtechnobodycaresabout
    @oldtechnobodycaresabout 2 роки тому

    I am making a video where I make a mix of 'Eurostar, Europop' would it be OK if I use your video for B-roll?

  • @johnd8892
    @johnd8892 Рік тому

    What would be the journey time for this if not sped up please?

  • @NotDavidTrains
    @NotDavidTrains 2 роки тому

    i have no idear if its sped up or not

  • @n9642
    @n9642 3 роки тому +1

    asik banget naik kereta api jarak jauh aku mau mencoba naik kereta api eurostar

  • @lornova79
    @lornova79 4 роки тому +1

    What's that third rail (sometimes visible on the left, sometimes on the right) on the UK side?

    • @denelson83
      @denelson83 4 роки тому +2

      Powers the train. 750 V DC.

    • @thetelephoneprankster4254
      @thetelephoneprankster4254 4 роки тому +3

      The third rail carries an electrical current to power the train

    • @lornova79
      @lornova79 4 роки тому +1

      @@thetelephoneprankster4254 Thanks!

  • @sajidmahmood8383
    @sajidmahmood8383 2 роки тому +1

    WRONG 14 min not 10

  • @thechannelofrandomvidscaus3502
    @thechannelofrandomvidscaus3502 2 роки тому +1

    for me its 5 mins cause i set speed to 2x

  • @JawdanToys
    @JawdanToys 3 роки тому +1

    Nice Channel Dear , Wonderful train Share 😘 Stay Connect Please

  • @BernardSo801
    @BernardSo801 Рік тому

    Anyone realise that if the class 373 can run on conventional lines in the uk,those units can theoretically run on this line and go north to Scotland just fine without HS1?

    • @monoonyx
      @monoonyx Рік тому

      They did, mind you not from France but out of King's Cross under GNER.

    • @BernardSo801
      @BernardSo801 Рік тому

      @@monoonyx Dude I know that it’s just that it’s a possibility

    • @emily1
      @emily1 10 місяців тому

      Yeah but nowadays there isn't much benefit using North of London 373s vs a 800.. it'd besides take longer anyway to bother vs a actual high speed line.

  • @chaoskaki
    @chaoskaki 4 роки тому

    Thanks youtube, now I can I make it five minutes

  • @onepiss9163
    @onepiss9163 2 роки тому

    is the background music from a anime ? i think i remember it from a anime :

  • @marekkonkel4421
    @marekkonkel4421 5 років тому +2

    An eurostar can be stuck of the middle tracks in Channel

  • @ellashaw7402
    @ellashaw7402 4 роки тому +1

    Going on a train is just like going on a rollercoaster at Alton towers

  • @溫文俊-t7p
    @溫文俊-t7p 2 роки тому +1

    英法隧道全長50.45公里

  • @banan3420
    @banan3420 4 роки тому +1

    It,s 13 minutes

  • @trainrover
    @trainrover Рік тому

    everywhere else besides Isle o' France seems fuckingly treeless

  • @MrBorish123
    @MrBorish123 4 роки тому

    Where is the English channel.

    • @Olszymanski
      @Olszymanski 3 роки тому

      From 5:21 to 6:40 it's under the English Channel

  • @SoyVictorTheCoolMaker2023
    @SoyVictorTheCoolMaker2023 11 місяців тому

    old one Waterloo interasinol

  • @gelatinxrayquaza
    @gelatinxrayquaza Рік тому

    3005 crashed in 2009😢

  • @KS-dx9dv
    @KS-dx9dv 5 років тому +1

    1994 or 1995?

  • @muhammadrozzaqghanio3173
    @muhammadrozzaqghanio3173 3 роки тому +1

    full momen

  • @matjengjebong9189
    @matjengjebong9189 4 роки тому

    10 minutes already boring.train journey..

  • @zecisalpin
    @zecisalpin Рік тому

    vidéo sans aucun intérêt

  • @danpettis1675
    @danpettis1675 2 роки тому

    can I have my 13 mins back

  • @TIMBOWERMAN
    @TIMBOWERMAN 4 роки тому +2

    Let's have something more up to date, we got rid of this charade of a 186 mile per hour train going along tracks rated at 100 mph or less and an outdated power collection system twelve yes TWELVE years ago.

  • @sundari822
    @sundari822 2 роки тому

    I dislike on account of persistent advertisements and I have not seen the video

  • @matjengjebong9189
    @matjengjebong9189 4 роки тому

    The USA California trains are much more interesting to watch.

  • @roshanud3324
    @roshanud3324 4 роки тому

    Edit and fake film do not cheat people

  • @ursvonrotz7154
    @ursvonrotz7154 Рік тому

    Kurz gesagt: Ein Scheissfilm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @georgestaunton6994
    @georgestaunton6994 4 роки тому +2

    At 5:17, Cheerio, UK !
    From 5:21 to 6:37, one LONG tunnel!
    At 6:38, Bienvenue, France!