FILE In this Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014 file photo, Eurostar staff take part in a run through of their presentation prior to the launch of the new Eurostar e320 train at St Pancras station in London. Britain’s government agreed Wednesday, March 4, 2015 to sell its stake in Eurostar, the high-speed rail service that connects London, Paris and Brussels, for 757 million pounds ($1.1 billion), wrapping up a major deal months before the general election. The Treasury said Wednesday a group of international investors, Canada’s Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec and U.K.-based Hermes Infrastructure, agreed to buy the government&#039;s 40-percent stake for 585.1 million pounds. Eurostar agreed to redeem the government&#039;s preference share for an additional 172 million pounds. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)