Amsterdam to London by rail?

AMSTERDAM has finally been linked to Brussels with a high speed rail link.  The service was introduced last week.  Thalys, the train operator owned by France's railway SNCF, its Belgian counterpart SNCB and Deutsche Bahn, says it expects a 65% rise in traffic between Paris and Amsterdam by 2013.  With trains on the line reaching speeds of up to 300kph, travellers can now save 49 minutes and be in Amsterdam just 1hr 53mins after departing Brussels.  Amsterdam to London could be possible in less than 4hrs and Paris 3hrs 18mins.  With rail travel accounting for less than 1% of the European transport sector's greenhouse gas emissions, governments are keen to promote high-speed rail as a clean alternative to air travel. www.thalys.com

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