New Eurostar e320 trains now in service
My girlfriend took an earlier train than I to Paris last Friday morning and managed to get on one of the new e320 trains.
Being a bit jealous, I decided to try and figure out which services are being operated by the new trains. It turns out they are shown in GDS systems as aircraft type "TRS", as opposed to "TRN" for the standard trains. So you can use services like ExpertFlyer to determine the train type.
Currently there's 7 daily departures in each direction between London and Paris being operated by the new e320s.
For example, on Monday Dec 21st:
London -> Paris
9004 7:01
9008 7:55
9024 12:24
9036 15:31
9040 16:31
9046 18:01
9054 20:01
Paris -> London
9009 7:43
9015 9:13
9027 12:13
9031 13:13
9047 17:13
9059 20:13
9063 21:13
This pattern seems to be consistent for Monday-Thursday services for at least the next few weeks. Timetables are a bit different on Friday-Sunday.
The e320s appear to be operating exclusively between London and Paris for now, with Brussels and the "South of France" services using old trains. Incidentally, e320s cannot call at Ashford due to signalling limitations, so services that stop there will be an old train.
The first thing you notice about the Siemens-built e320 is how huge they are. They certainly tower above the old Eurostar trains when you see them along side each other. Obviously taking full advantage of that European loading gauge!