waverley47
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Has HS1 been rerailed yet? (Genuine question).
I know the German high speed lines get completely rerailed every ten years on average, the S&C's less often.
This article has some interesting info on renewal on HS1, about fifteen years after the line opened.
On the track layout at St Pancras: "Although only around 10 years old, the track maintenance team has recently ordered spares based on accumulated experience from the classic network that these units have an average service life of only eight to 15 years, depending on tonnage and speed."