A high-speed railway link from London through Kent to the UK end of the Channel Tunnel. Officially known as the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL) and originally as the Union Railway or Continental Main Line (CML). 108 kilometres (67 miles) long, it was built to allow eight trains per hour through to the Channel Tunnel.
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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
High Speed 1
Her Majesty was on the first train through the tunnel on its official opening...
Built to service trains using Euston, London's first railway terminus. It became obsolete by 1855 when locomotives outgrew its turntable. It then became a warehouse for Gilbey's Gin. In the 1960s t...
London Underground station. It has a very complicated layout with many exits/entrances. It is served by the Central, Northern and Waterloo & City lines, as well as the Docklands Light Railway. ...
See Brunel's Thames Tunnel.
From the picture source website: "Rescues places of worship in England that are no longer in use. We aim to hand them onto future generations in good condition, as the physical record of religiou...
The south side is the most weathered and sullied by traffic fumes which explains the poor condition of the marble statue of Queen Victori...
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