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  As you know I have to be careful what I say because of working for Southeastern,on the bright side we are starting to see a few people moving down here to take advantage of the lower house prices and because of HS1.The fare is £55 on the preview service to London because of the times it goes,you have to remember that the fare at that time of the morning Day Return is £47,and if you want to include the Underground £51.50.
  We are getting quite a few enquires about the train which starts on Monday at 06.40 but if you have a ticket going past London to the North or East or even West then when the new full service starts will be either no extra cost or £4 odd which is about the same as the Underground and a lot less than a taxi.From St Pancras you can get to the Midlands as well as places like Liverpool and with Kings X and Euston just down the road and within walking distance it is quite a good hub for connections.
  But I will be the first to admit it is probably the wrong places for the majority of workers in London,my main concern is that I at the moment can't travel on it as staff are barred until the full service comes in and we are still waiting to hear if we will be allowed.
  I have been on the train as all staff were shown the train and it is impessive being in the cab at 140mph,as all signalling is done on the train,and there is no real reason for the driver to look out of the window except arriving or departing from Stations.
  This is new and some people are really excited about it and many will travel on it,so lets not knock it,but....how will it affect the current timetable when it changes in December.

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