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SUNDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 2004 TRAVELLING ON EUROSTAR 9148 AT 186 MPH OVER THE MEDWAY BRIDGE PHOTO TAKEN BY ERWIN LAMENS erwin.lamens@robinstravel.be & www.robinstravel.com/treinen.htm

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SUNDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 2004 EUROSTAR 9148 TRAVELLING AT 186 MPH OVER THE MEDWAY BRIDGE PHOTO TAKEN BY ERWIN LAMENS erwin.lamens@robinstravel.be & www.robinstravel.com/treinen.htm

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Sunday 26 September 2004 Travelling on Eurostar 9148 at 186 mph over the Medway Bridge Photo taken by Erwin Lamens erwin.lamens@robinstravel.be & www.robinstravel.com/treinen.htm

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Sunday 26 September 2004 Eurostar 9148 travelling at 186 mph over the Medway Bridge Photo taken by Erwin Lamens erwin.lamens@robinstravel.be & www.robinstravel.com/treinen.htm

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Travelling at 186 miles per hour over the Medway bridge in the new CTRL section 1 which opened for commercial services on 28 September 2003. Photo: Erwin Lamens

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Travelling at 186 miles per hour over the Medway bridge in the new CTRL section 1 which opened for commercial services on 28 September 2003. Photo: Erwin Lamens

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The very first bridge of CTRL1, over Road B260 Longfield-Dartford, just West of Longfield. The older bridge is that of the defunct Fawkham Junction-Gravesend West line, which closed down in the 60s. The Fawkham Jct-Southfleet portion re-uses this defunct line on most of the route. Yet, the bridge had too a tight gauge clearance (NR-W6, single track) to accommodate the HSL. 16th September 2003. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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CTRL (Medway Viaduct), seen from the bridge for the A228 Strood-Cuxton, and looking towards Ashford. The Western Portal of the North Downs Tunnel is in the background, yet not visible from this observation point. Left of the CTRL viaduct, one can see the double viaduct for the A2/M2 Dartford-Dover, which was duplicated while the CTRL viaduct was taking shape. 16th September 2003. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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West end of the CTRL Medway Viaduct seen from the road to Cuxton Station. Impressive architecture, but local animals just don't care... :-)) 16th September 2003. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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CTRL (Medway Viaduct), seen from the bridge for the A228 Cuxton-Strood, looking towards Rochester and Ashford. 16th September 2003. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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CTRL (Medway Viaduct), seen from the A228 embankment (Cuxton-Strood), looking towards Ashford. The dive-under at the bottom of this picture is for the London-Fawkham Junction-Strood/Chatham-Dover line. 16th September 2003. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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CTRL, seen from the A228 embankment Cuxton-Strood, at the West End of the Medway Viaduct. It seems quite easy to trespass on the tracks... The city across the Medway is Rochester. 16th September 2003. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Central Span of the CTRL Medway Viaduct seen from the A228 Strood-Cuxton. 16th September 2003. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Western end of the CTRL Medway Viaduct seen from the A228 Strood-Cuxton. 16th September 2003. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Eastern end of the CTRL Medway Viaduct seen from the A228 Strood-Cuxton. 16th September 2003. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Central Span of the CTRL Medway Viaduct seen from Cuxton Harbour. The city across the Medway is Rochester. 16th September 2003. P.L.Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)