Eurostar
English edit
Etymology edit
Commercial name, from Euro- + star.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Eurostar
- A high-speed passenger train service connecting London with mainland European cities via the Channel Tunnel.
- Eurostar operates two stations in this region.
- 2019 December 4, Richard Clinnick, “Under the sea with Eurostar”, in Rail, pages 50–51:
- On April 4 2018, the first commercial trains began running between London and Amsterdam. Current Eurostar Chief Executive Mike Cooper said: "The departure of our first commercial service to Amsterdam represents a historic milestone for Eurostar and the growth of international high-speed rail."
- A similar intercity service in Italy.
Noun edit
Eurostar (plural Eurostars)
- A train on these services.
- A British Rail Class 373 (now largely superseded by Class 374) on any service.
- 2006, Electric Railway:
- Now that the Mallard upgrade to GNER's Mark 4 coaches is complete the entire fleet is now available for service and the Eurostars are no longer required to maintain the timetable.