>>1667379>>1667379>by UK spec anyone would think you're talking the loading gaugeOnly somebody uneducated would think that
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>flag waving means anythingThe French built the railway, the Tunnel and the trains (both the TGV TMST and the "Le Shuttle"). The brits helped with the money, since part of the project is in their land. But everything including the sleepers and catenary are French.
Same with the LGV to Belgium and the TGV PBA/PBKA.