Baked bean man rides first cross-channel train

On 14 November 1994, the first Eurostar trains carried passengers from London and under the Channel to mainland Europe.

Ahead of that maiden journey from the now-closed and repurposed Waterloo International station, BBC News spoke to some of the passengers on that very first train – including Barry Kirk, also known as Captain Beany.

First broadcast: BBC Breakfast News – 14 November 1994