testing on section 1 of High Speed 1 and in the process of over-speed testing, set a new UK rail speed record of in 2003. The set was named Entente Cordiale and has seen use as a VIP charter train, having transported the Queen on a state visit to France and to the Entente Cordiale anniversary celebrations in 2004. On 12 June 2007 the unit was used to carry International Olympic Committee inspectors from Stratford International to London St Pancras, as a demonstration for Olympic Javelin services in 2012. References External links Official report into Regional Eurostar by the Department for Transport. BBC report from 1999 about the failure to run services. High Speed Rail to the North. Abandoned rail transport projects in the United Kingdom Channel Tunnel Eurostar