This is good news and from my vague understanding it won't require huge investment in tracks since HS1 is already built to the superior European Loading Gauge; the biggest changes will be building facilities at the German stations and the legalese. But, if anyone involved is reading, please, please, please: sleeper trains from London. I want to fall asleep in Kent and wake up in Berlin, Warsaw, Vienna, Rome, etc. Ideally I'd also like to know which city I'll be waking up in but really I'm not picky.
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That's great to hear about the guage matching. Many of the European nations are having to rebuild old networks to match the EU standard, notably up in the Baltics.
There is good news about sleeper trains: they're making a comeback in a few routes and regions. Hopefully people will keep using them since it's a great way to travel and save time in your destinations.