Off to Paris today from Cramlington. Frustratingly, I couldn’t find a website to sell me a through ticket, not even from Newcastle. I had to buy the Eurostar ticket separately and then buy a ticket from Morpeth to London CIV. (“CIV” is the really important bit which allows you to get the next Eurostar without extra charge if you arrive in London late). None of the TOC’s websites that I normally use will let you buy a ticket to London CIV. However, I did find a company called RailEasy that will sell you this, though you’ll pay a booking fee and a credit card charge. As for the journey, all went well. The Eurostar was 20 minutes late due to a technical fault. The worst bit is the underground holding pen at St Pancras where Eurostar make you wait until 5 minutes before the train leaves, resulting in a mad dash to get up to the platform.
