2019

TQ7167 : This marks the fastest train ever in Great Britain

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

This marks the fastest train ever in Great Britain
This marks the fastest train ever in Great Britain
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 the setting of the plaque see Link

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This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Rail Speed Record [4] Other Photos: · Monument to a British Rail Speed Record · HS1 and the M2 crossing the River Medway ·
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Photographer
Marathon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 18 January, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 24 January, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 7193 6750 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:22.8308N 0:28.1506E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 7192 6751
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Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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