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I remember the 1996 fire, when a lorry loaded with (I think) expanded polystyrene chips caught fire. The policy at the time was "if you catch fire, keep going in the same direction PDQ" but the train driver ignored this and stopped. I later heard that £200,000,000 worth of damage was done, but I find this hard to believe. I reckon the principle damage will be to OHLE and signalling wires.
Swiss Trains - if you do manage to get on the Eurostar, I can tell you it's quick (St. Pancras to Cheriton in about 30 mins!) and it's smooth. I didn't think much of the seats - my bum went numb on 2 occasions, but there's a lot of it!!!!!!!!!!! The tunnel itself is nothing to write home about.
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