1.  As a result, the signals are simply too close together for current trains, which need more stopping room.

2.  The new cars offer windows twice as large as those on current trains, allowing passengers to look out even while standing up.

3.  The main complaints from riders were that the prototypes lacked overhead bars to grip and had fewer seats than current trains.

4.  Prescott said the failure of London and Continental to raise funds would not affect the current train services running through the tunnel between London and Paris.