Simon Calder, also known as The Man Who Pays His Way, has been writing about travel for The Independent since 1994. In his weekly opinion column, he explores a key travel issue – and what it means for you.
London St Pancras International station is a place of outstanding architectural beauty – and, usually, a hub for the start of great adventures and warm reunions. The tears being shed at the Eurostar terminal on Saturday were of the despairing kind, as more than 30,000 people found they would not be reaching their destinations due to flooding on the High Speed 1 line where it dives beneath the Thames between Essex and Kent.
