2017

TQ2840 : Brighton Main Line passing Gatwick Airport

taken 9 years ago, near to Tinsley Green, West Sussex, England

Brighton Main Line passing Gatwick Airport
Brighton Main Line passing Gatwick Airport
Gatwick Airport :: TQ2841

Gatwick Airport (LGW) is located 3 miles north of the centre of Crawley, West Sussex, and 30 miles south of Central London. Also known as London Gatwick, it is London's second largest international airport and second busiest by total passenger traffic in the United Kingdom after Heathrow. It has the world's busiest single-use runway. Its two terminals – North and South – cover an area of 98,000 m2 and 160,000 m2 respectively.
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Brighton Main Line

The Brighton Main Line opened in 1841. It operates between London (London Bridge and Victoria) and Brighton, it is 50 miles long. Today it is a very busy line as it includes trains to Gatwick Airport.
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TQ2840, 98 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 25 August, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 28 January, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 2873 4027 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:8.8335N 0:9.6588W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 2882 4083
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SOUTH (about 180 degrees)
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