Eurostar has a new CEO
But is there any chance anything will change, given his background is so similar to his predecessor’s?
Like it or not, Christophe Fanichet has tough decisions coming to him that he cannot duck
#CrossChannelRail analysis 👇
jonworth.eu/eurostar-new-b…
But is there any chance anything will change, given his background is so similar to his predecessor’s?
Like it or not, Christophe Fanichet has tough decisions coming to him that he cannot duck
#CrossChannelRail analysis 👇
jonworth.eu/eurostar-new-b…
Eurostar: new boss, same as the old boss? Christophe Fanichet to take over as CEO
Announced today, in post 1st December, Christophe Fanichet (bio on Wikipedia) will replace Gwendoline Cazenave as CEO of Eurostar Group (bio on Wayback Machine - she has already been removed from Eurostar's website). News confirming it from Le Figaro here.
Eurostar then is replacing someone who ha…
jonworth.eu
November 2, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Eurostar has a new CEO
But is there any chance anything will change, given his background is so similar to his predecessor’s?
Like it or not, Christophe Fanichet has tough decisions coming to him that he cannot duck
#CrossChannelRail analysis 👇
jonworth.eu/eurostar-new-b…
But is there any chance anything will change, given his background is so similar to his predecessor’s?
Like it or not, Christophe Fanichet has tough decisions coming to him that he cannot duck
#CrossChannelRail analysis 👇
jonworth.eu/eurostar-new-b…
That was quick! Cazenave has already been removed from the #Eurostar website! www.eurostar.com/uk-en/about-eu… #CrossChannelRail
November 2, 2026 at 1:26 PM
That was quick! Cazenave has already been removed from the #Eurostar website! www.eurostar.com/uk-en/about-eu… #CrossChannelRail
Shout out to this kid who's going to a Halloween party as Eurostar
October 31, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Shout out to this kid who's going to a Halloween party as Eurostar
In Eurostar Terminal at St Pancras. Time to leave my real life and return to Belgian hibernation 🥲
November 2, 2026 at 6:00 AM
In Eurostar Terminal at St Pancras. Time to leave my real life and return to Belgian hibernation 🥲
i’m going to Amsterdam tomorrow on a one night trip because Eurostar had a sale a few weeks ago. Anyone need anything?
November 2, 2026 at 9:54 PM
i’m going to Amsterdam tomorrow on a one night trip because Eurostar had a sale a few weeks ago. Anyone need anything?
November 1, 2026 at 10:06 PM
November 2, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Time for another trip away!
As usual, Eurostar providing a smooth start to journey.
As usual, Eurostar providing a smooth start to journey.
November 2, 2026 at 6:23 AM
Time for another trip away!
As usual, Eurostar providing a smooth start to journey.
As usual, Eurostar providing a smooth start to journey.
Last leg of the Interrail adventure. Lyon-Paris-London. Been brilliant and such good value for money. Will definitely be using it again soon to get my fix of European cities and football.
October 30, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Last leg of the Interrail adventure. Lyon-Paris-London. Been brilliant and such good value for money. Will definitely be using it again soon to get my fix of European cities and football.
Eurostar security:
sainsburys bag containing a disassembled laser cutter - no problem! 😌
x-ray dosimeter badge that can’t go through an x-ray machine - are you a terrorist?!
sainsburys bag containing a disassembled laser cutter - no problem! 😌
x-ray dosimeter badge that can’t go through an x-ray machine - are you a terrorist?!
November 1, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Eurostar security:
sainsburys bag containing a disassembled laser cutter - no problem! 😌
x-ray dosimeter badge that can’t go through an x-ray machine - are you a terrorist?!
sainsburys bag containing a disassembled laser cutter - no problem! 😌
x-ray dosimeter badge that can’t go through an x-ray machine - are you a terrorist?!
Customer service response times for Southern trains (20 working days) and Eurostar (28 working days!!!) are, let’s be clear, not the timeframes academics have to respond to students within.
October 31, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Customer service response times for Southern trains (20 working days) and Eurostar (28 working days!!!) are, let’s be clear, not the timeframes academics have to respond to students within.
Christophe Fanichet to replace Gwendoline Cazenave as CEO of #Eurostar from 1 December
News:
www.msn.com/fr-fr/finance/…
Fanichet biog:
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christoph…
Out with one SNCF life long employee, in with the next one 🤷♂️
#CrossChannelRail
News:
www.msn.com/fr-fr/finance/…
Fanichet biog:
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christoph…
Out with one SNCF life long employee, in with the next one 🤷♂️
#CrossChannelRail
MSN
www.msn.com
November 2, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Christophe Fanichet to replace Gwendoline Cazenave as CEO of #Eurostar from 1 December
News:
www.msn.com/fr-fr/finance/…
Fanichet biog:
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christoph…
Out with one SNCF life long employee, in with the next one 🤷♂️
#CrossChannelRail
News:
www.msn.com/fr-fr/finance/…
Fanichet biog:
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christoph…
Out with one SNCF life long employee, in with the next one 🤷♂️
#CrossChannelRail
Deeply funny (if only maybe to me) that when you come out of the channel tunnel on the Eurostar the train announcement in English says "welcome to the UK" but the French and Dutch ones say "welcome to England".
October 31, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Deeply funny (if only maybe to me) that when you come out of the channel tunnel on the Eurostar the train announcement in English says "welcome to the UK" but the French and Dutch ones say "welcome to England".
yes of course, it’s the redeye Eurostar, see you there
November 2, 2026 at 10:08 PM
yes of course, it’s the redeye Eurostar, see you there
Today's shift: Standby at St Pancras. Stayed on the island this time and bumped into my mate Abdel. A good laugh as always.
#TrainLife
#TrainLife
October 28, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Today's shift: Standby at St Pancras. Stayed on the island this time and bumped into my mate Abdel. A good laugh as always.
#TrainLife
#TrainLife
October 30, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Oui c'est souvent les mêmes voies pour l Eurostar mais bon ...
October 30, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Oui c'est souvent les mêmes voies pour l Eurostar mais bon ...
I would say broadly speaking the difference is just that Kings Cross has a lot more state capacity because central government/St Pancras Ltd/Eurostar pays for the policing around the station and Coal Drops Yard Inc or w/e it's called pays for the security around the station.
October 30, 2026 at 9:28 AM
I would say broadly speaking the difference is just that Kings Cross has a lot more state capacity because central government/St Pancras Ltd/Eurostar pays for the policing around the station and Coal Drops Yard Inc or w/e it's called pays for the security around the station.
ABSOLUTELY. Eurostar is great as are the other continental high speed networks.
November 1, 2026 at 4:42 PM
ABSOLUTELY. Eurostar is great as are the other continental high speed networks.
In my experience Eurostar are pretty cynical anyway
October 31, 2026 at 10:33 AM
In my experience Eurostar are pretty cynical anyway
Also a Eurostar return London-Brussels is cheaper if you book ahead than an off-peak return London-Doncaster
November 1, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Also a Eurostar return London-Brussels is cheaper if you book ahead than an off-peak return London-Doncaster
Wembley Park/Kings Cross: all good!
Eurostar: AAA accessibility team, fast through security, now in Premium Lounge for coffee and FUD (no gluten free bread, thankfully brought my own).
Assistance have already confirmed they know where I am.
EUROSTAR ASSISTANCE is always SUPERB
Eurostar: AAA accessibility team, fast through security, now in Premium Lounge for coffee and FUD (no gluten free bread, thankfully brought my own).
Assistance have already confirmed they know where I am.
EUROSTAR ASSISTANCE is always SUPERB
Good morning and welcome to today’s TfL in a wheelchair!
Chalfont: gate wouldn’t read my card because the chair sticks too far forward for sensors
Fast to Aldgate suddenly terminates at Wembley Park, told to change platforms (2 lifts). Watch empty Aldgate train pull in on platform we just left 😑
Chalfont: gate wouldn’t read my card because the chair sticks too far forward for sensors
Fast to Aldgate suddenly terminates at Wembley Park, told to change platforms (2 lifts). Watch empty Aldgate train pull in on platform we just left 😑
October 29, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Wembley Park/Kings Cross: all good!
Eurostar: AAA accessibility team, fast through security, now in Premium Lounge for coffee and FUD (no gluten free bread, thankfully brought my own).
Assistance have already confirmed they know where I am.
EUROSTAR ASSISTANCE is always SUPERB
Eurostar: AAA accessibility team, fast through security, now in Premium Lounge for coffee and FUD (no gluten free bread, thankfully brought my own).
Assistance have already confirmed they know where I am.
EUROSTAR ASSISTANCE is always SUPERB
I am legally obliged to leave the Schengen area today. I therefore booked a three-and-a-half-hour gap to connect to my Eurostar in Brussels, just to be on the safe side.
Thanks to Deutsche Bahn it looks like I will nevertheless miss my Eurostar and end up overstaying. 🫠
Thanks to Deutsche Bahn it looks like I will nevertheless miss my Eurostar and end up overstaying. 🫠
October 31, 2026 at 1:51 PM
I am legally obliged to leave the Schengen area today. I therefore booked a three-and-a-half-hour gap to connect to my Eurostar in Brussels, just to be on the safe side.
Thanks to Deutsche Bahn it looks like I will nevertheless miss my Eurostar and end up overstaying. 🫠
Thanks to Deutsche Bahn it looks like I will nevertheless miss my Eurostar and end up overstaying. 🫠
There should be a feature in @railmagazine.bsky.social about the Regional Eurostar project soon. I was on it 30 years ago!
November 1, 2026 at 7:01 AM
There should be a feature in @railmagazine.bsky.social about the Regional Eurostar project soon. I was on it 30 years ago!