Eurostar sets record from Brussels to London

EUROSTAR set another record yesterday, travelling from Brussels to London in one hour 43 minutes.

The train arrived at the St Pancras International terminus at 11.48am after reaching speeds of more than 299kph on the new 109-kilometre high-speed link from the Kent coast.

Eurostar chief executive Richard Brown said: “The journey puts London and Brussels firmly within the two-hour club.”