Global Transport

Current Events | International

Euston Station: The Empire’s Last Waiting Room and the World’s Favorite Cautionary Tale
ByDaveslocker 18 September 2025

Euston Station, or How the Empire’s Front Door Learned to Love the Queue By our London bureau chief, still dazed from the 07:42 to Manchester Piccadilly On any given Tuesday morning, while Singapore’s Changi offers orchids and a butterfly dome and Dubai International tempts travelers with indoor waterfalls, London’s Euston Station greets humanity with the…

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Analysis | International

Steel Eel Under the Channel: Eurostar’s Cynical Glide Through a Fracturing Continent
ByDaveslocker 5 September 2025

The Eurostar, that sleek steel eel that slithers beneath the English Channel, is often praised as a triumph of European cooperation. In reality, it’s a 400-metre-long metaphor for the continent’s ability to charge premium prices for the privilege of queuing together. Board in London, debark in Paris, Brussels or Amsterdam—three capitals that have perfected the…

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