Last train to Europe: all aboard the Eurostar as Britain bids goodbye

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Last train to Europe: all aboard the Eurostar as Britain bids goodbye
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On the last train to Europe before Britain left the EU on Friday evening, passen...

ON BOARD THE EUROSTAR - On the last train to Europe before Britain left the EU on Friday evening, passengers leaving London expressed sorrow, optimism and anger, reflecting the emotions of a nation conflicted ahead its great leap into the unknown.

“It is just the saddest day, ever,” he said, heading for Paris to watch England play France at rugby. “It sends a message to the rest of the world that we are turning inwards when we should be looking out.” There were no extra checks at customs. A transition period preserves Britain’s EU membership in all but name until 2021.

“No one wins from this, we will all be worse off,” said Alan Ron, a 35-year-old French citizen who works in London and was returning home to visit friends and family.The idea of a tunnel between Britain and France has been around for centuries. In 1802, a French engineer envisaged a tunnel with horse-drawn carriages, illuminated by oil lamps and ventilated by chimneys poking above the surface of the Channel.

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