"TP" wrote in message
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That is the reason why I suggested a regular Waterloo-Ashford
service
using former Eurostar paths and connecting with Eurostar trains at
Ashford International. I think that is the only way Eurostar can
hope
to retain this large and affluent customer base.


I can see one problem with this.... You suggest using the former
Eurostar paths to Ashford. Surely these paths will only be "available"
up to where the current Waterloo - CTRL line meets the CTRL, as the
actual Eurostar to St Pancras will be using the paths on the CTRL.
Anyway, from Waterloo, you can cross over to Waterloo East and catch a
South Eastern service to Ashford, which, for the fast trains, are just
over an hour..