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(Rian van der Borgt) wrote:

On Thu, 28 Aug 2003 10:53:11 +0100, Rob wrote:
Does anyone know what a British eurostar driver does on a shift? Do they
british ones go all over the eurostar network? Pick up at Waterloo and
then to Paris, then a spot of lunch under the effiel tower. then waterloo
and back to asford?

Also do they need a passport??

A national ID card will do. Or doesn't that exist in the UK?


No it doesn't, that is one of the problems we have with the Schengen
agreement. Unfortunately we have a history of the misuse of such things by
authority so there is not much chance of them being introduced. However a
long line of fascist Home secretaries of both parties have been all in favour
of them for all the wrong reasons.

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