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.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
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Her Majesty was on the first train through the tunnel on its official opening...
Aged 34 when he died. Probably worked at London Bridge station for British Rail, or the Underground, or one of the railway companies. Our colleague, Andrew Behan, states that Francis O'Rourke Blak...
The largest of the three ships which sailed in 1606 to found the Jamestown Settlement. Captained by Christopher Newport, she carried 71 colonists including Captain John Smith. There is some thought...
Initially named London and Southampton Railway it connected all the way to Plymouth into a London terminus at Nine Elms. The line was extended in 1848 to terminate at the new station Waterloo. L&am...
The first bridge on this site (shown in the picture) was designed by Robert Mylne and added a third crossing point to those already provided by London Bridge and Westminster Bridge. The plaque says...
Actor, theatre manager and writer of pantomimes and plays. Among his most successful pantomimes were 'Old Cocker' and 'Riddle me Riddle me Ree'. His father was Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Lee. The ...
MP, Speaker of the House of Commons for 9 years. Born Glasgow. His resignation was part of the fall-out of the 2009 expenses scandal. His Wikipedia page confirms that he died after a short illn...
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