As one of the senior stakeholders for Southeastern Railways, I was invited to participate in a historic train journey - the first official running of the Javelin train which will take spectators from St. Pancras International to the Olympic Park at Stratford in approximately 7 minutes. It normally takes about 40 - 50 minutes on the tube!
It meant an early, early start yesterday morning, as I had to be at St Pancras by 6.45am and, as you will see below in the photographs I got there with time to spare! It's surprising how busy the station was even at 6.30 in the morning!
It meant an early, early start yesterday morning, as I had to be at St Pancras by 6.45am and, as you will see below in the photographs I got there with time to spare! It's surprising how busy the station was even at 6.30 in the morning!
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| St. Pancras International Railway Station |
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| Trying to find my way to the Javelin train |
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| I finally found the train! Despite all the confusion of the signs with arrows pointing in the wrong direction - why? Because they are pointing towards the end of the queue - it runs the whole length of the station which is immense!!! |
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| One half of the Javelin |
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| Journey's end in 7 minutes - a surprising lack of bunting etc - why? It's not allowed... |
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| I bought a Great Britain team mascot (I love his smile), to go along side my New Zealand Kiwi and Australia Koalas which grace my shelves at work - guess what I teach! |
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