2024
TL2324 : Thameslink unit at Stevenage station
taken 9 months ago, near to Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England
Thameslink unit at Stevenage station
Twin-voltage electric unit 700137 heads a twelve-coach train as it enters Platform 1 on a working to Brighton. In the background is the newish (2023) multi-storey car park, see also TL2324 : Lytton Way multi-storey car park.
Stevenage Station
Stevenage station serves the town of Stevenage. The station is 44.4 km north of London Kings Cross on the East Coast Main Line. Stevenage is managed and served by Great Northern. It is also served by Hull Trains and Virgin Trains East Coast.
The present station was opened on 26 July 1973 by Shirley Williams, then MP for Stevenage, replacing the previous station, which was 1,500 m to the north, and further away from the centre of the new town. The station was built by British Rail.
The original station opened in 1850.
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- Grid Square
- TL2324, 265 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Stephen Craven (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Friday, 26 April, 2024 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Sunday, 28 April, 2024
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
TL 2343 2416 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:54.1391N 0:12.4408W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: TL 2343 2413
- View Direction
- NORTH (about 0 degrees)
