Article: The train now departing St Pancras is heading for Europe at 186mph

THE fastest ever Eurostar services to Paris and Brussels have launched at St Pancras. Was it worth the hype? Tom Smithard took a first-class seat to find out.

I HAVE always thought travelling on Britain's flagship East Coast Main Line quite the treat: zipping through Yorkshire and the Midlands at a bombastic 125mph on GNER's royal-blue liveried trains.

But let me tell you - you ain't experienced nothing yet. Because if you thought 125mph eye-poppingly fast enough, you're in for a whole new commuting experience when you experience the delights of Eurostar's High Speed 1.

Yesterday saw the culmination of two of the country's biggest building schemes since the Millennium Dome, as Eurostar ...

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