§ Lord Crookasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Written Answer of Viscount Goschen on 19th March 1996 (WA 96), whether they intend that standard continental rolling stock, will be accommodated into the existing platforms at Ashford International Railway Station.
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Transport (Viscount Goschen)Ashford International is currently served by Eurostar trains and will continue to be served by these trains following completion of the CTRL. The operators of Eurostar do not at present have any plans to use any other rolling stock for international passenger services through the tunnel. If, in the future, it was decided to invest in new trains with a different loading gauge from those presently used, the track and platforms at Ashford could be readily modified.