2011

TQ7266 : High Speed 1 bridge, Wouldham Lane

taken 13 years ago, near to Borstal, Medway, England

High Speed 1 bridge, Wouldham Lane
High Speed 1 bridge, Wouldham Lane
High Speed 1 (originally called The Channel Tunnel Rail Link or CTRL), is a 69-mile stretch of railway linking the Channel Tunnel and St Pancras station in London. Built at a cost of £5.2 billion, the line was opened on 14th November 2007, cutting Eurostar journey times by 40 minutes, compared with the previous route which was shared with local trains, restricting the speed severely. Trains travel at speeds up to 140mph on the high speed line.

In June 2010 the government put the line up for sale for £1.5 billion.

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TQ7266, 108 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 30 August, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 18 February, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 7263 6649 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:22.2736N 0:28.7241E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 7267 6651
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West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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