As the firstofourbrandnew trains takes itsplace inour fleet,
we’re lookingbackonhow thewholeprojectbegan.
FROM SKETCHESANDBLUEPRINTSTO 320KM/H
WHERE ITALL
For thenewEurostar look,we
workedwithPininfarina, thedesign
housebehind thedistinctive lookof
Ferrari andMaserati.
“Everything in the trainanswers to
a functional demand,”saysFabio
Filippini, Pininfarina’sVice-President
ofDesign, “butwe try toanswer it
with themostelegant, simpleand
puregesture.”
Forexample,wewanted tomakesure
thatevery travellercouldenjoyasense
ofpersonal spaceandcomfort.The
designersusedcolour tocreatea
continuous flow througheverycoach,
subtlyalternatingshadesalongeach
rowofseats, soyou’ll feelhappily
cocooned inyourownpersonal space.
And,while theworldwhizzesby,
you’ll soonbeable toconnect toour
onboardwi-fi through theEurostarapp,
givingyouaccess toTVprogrammes,
moviesandmore.Plugpointsatevery
seatmean thatyourphonecanstay
chargedupandready togo.
“I’veworked forEurostar for
21yearsnow,”saysAndrew
Darbyshire, ourServiceReadiness
Manager for thenew fleet, “and it’s
certainly thebiggestpartof its
historysince the launch.They’re
the futureofEurostar: superb.” •
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INTRODUCINGOUR NEW TRAINS
