RAILDATE 2025.02.21

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The Weekly Poser: Where is this?

Something important is yet to be built. [Early 20th century 1" map]. Where/what is it?

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Last week's Where is this?

Eurostar Class 373 No. (37)3311. Where is it?

Answer: Leeds in 2002. 3312 will be at the other end. Congratulations are due to the following for their correct answers: Nigel Petre, John Czyrko, Blair Robinson, Colin Penfold, David Goddard, Tony Fox, David Bromley, Simon Wass, Paul Hopper, George Spink, Jim Allwood, John Lewis, Neil Kearns, Andrew Treves, Leslie Braithwaite, Chris Gibbard, Phil Deaves, David Sharp, Neil Spencer

Adding regional services from Glasgow and Leeds to Europe via the ECML were part of the original plans for the Channel Tunnel. Daytime trainsets and sleeper coaches were constructed but, with HS1 still unbuilt, viability was questionable. With privitisation, the plans were suspended, never to be resurrected.

Six of the 14 37/3 powercars (three trains) were leased to GNER to provide domestic "White Rose" services, shortened from 18 to 14 cars. 3301–3306 were repainted in GNER colours whilst others, like 3311, had Eurostar logos removed to act as spare sets.

The lease ended in 2005, and most sets went on to operate in France. As far as I'm aware, all still exist: three preserved, the others stored out of service.

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