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European Railroad Discussion > The coming of IzyDate: 03/29/16 00:23 The coming of Izy Author: 86235 The Independent has a news piece about Thalys launching a low cost service between Paris and Brussels, starting next Sunday. Fares will be as low as €10, although that doesn't guarantee a seat! This is being seen as Thalys reacting to Megabus and other operators who are syphoning off leisure travellers.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/29/16 00:23 by 86235. Date: 03/29/16 04:10 Re: The coming of Izy Author: dwatry Interesting that the Railway Gazette International 1 March article on the new IZY service noted that it will operate via conventional lines instead of via the high-speed lines, to save on infrastructure costs. Travel time will be over 2 hours instead of the high speed timing of about an hour and a half.
Date: 03/29/16 05:09 Re: The coming of Izy Author: 86235 According to the Indy it'll use the conventional line via Arras to Lille and the high speed line from Lille into Belgium. Megabus takes four hours, so two hours is definitely competitive. It sort of reminds me of the Highwayman; a low cost bus competitive service BR ran from Finsbury Park to Newcastle in the 1970s.
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