2019

TQ7167 : Monument to a British Rail Speed Record

taken 7 years ago, near to Cuxton, Medway, England

Monument to a British Rail Speed Record
Monument to a British Rail Speed Record
The plaque explains that on 30th July 2003 a Eurostar travelling across the Medway Viaduct on High Speed 1 set a British Rail Speed Record of 208 miles per hour (334.7 kilometres per hour). For a close up of the plaque see Link

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This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Rail Speed Record [4] Other Photos: · This marks the fastest train ever in Great Britain ·
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TQ7167, 56 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Marathon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 18 January, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 24 January, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 7194 6751 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:22.8360N 0:28.1595E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 7193 6753
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South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
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