deZeen, 13 February 2016 - Eurostar has revealed a fleet of trains by Italian transport design studio Pininfarina that will serve a new range of European cities, marking the cross-channel rail service's 20th anniversary.

Rail company Eurostar unveiled the newly designed high-speed passenger train by Pininfarina at a press conference at St Pancras International station in London this morning.

Eurostar e320, named after its top speed of 320 kilometres-per-hour (200 miles-per-hour), will go into commercial service at the end of 2015 in time to operate on extended routes to Belgium and the Netherlands – due to commence a year later.

"The trains have a new livery, a fantastic interior, 20 per cent more seats and offer Wi-Fi across the train. We've also doubled the amount of seats for wheelchair users," said Eurostar chief executive Nicolas Petrovic, at St Pancras this morning.

Pininfarina, which has worked with car manufacturers Ferrari and Maserati, designed the train with reclining seats and increased luggage storage, plug sockets and mirrors in seat backs and touch sensitive light controls that "combine elegance with functionality" in Business Premier class.

"The brief was to have more seats, but at the same adding more comfort . . . [Continue reading . . .]

Source: deZeen Magazine