Waterloo
| During the spring and summer of 2000 new Railtrack corporate
image signs began appearing at major stations. The new signs in use at Waterloo
- this pictured on 16 September 2000 - feature a stylised lion emblem. The lion
has long been associated with Waterloo resulting from the famous stone lion
sculpture in the area.
photograph by Colin Duff |
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| Tuesday 13th November 2007 was the end of an era for both the Southern third
rail system and Eurostar when Eurostar operations ceased to use both
Waterloo International Station. Thirteen years to the day after the first
public Eurostar services in and out of Waterloo International their London
terminus switched to St. Pancras International and their British depot from
Old Oak Common, Acton, to Stratford. With the entire length of the Channel
Tunnel Rail Link, now branded as High Speed 1, in use Britain has now joined
the European High Speed trian network. The final day at Waterloo
International was celebrated with a blaze of publicity, entertainments and a
media circus.
photographs below by Colin Duff |
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Tuesday 13th November 2007 was the end of an era for both the
Southern third rail system and Eurostar when Eurostar operations ceased to use
D.C. conductor rail pickup. With the entire length of the Channel Tunnel Rail
Link (now branded as High Speed 1) in use, which uses 25kV A.C. overhead
pickup, Britain has now joined the European High Speed trian network. No more
will the visual conjunction of a Class 373 unit, pickup shoes and conductor
rail be seen.
photograph by Colin Duff |
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This page was last updated 18 November 2007
