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High Speed 1
High
Speed 1, previously known as CTRL, is the first new
major railway line to be built in the UK for over 100
years. |
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Colas
Rail Ltd designed, supplied and installed track,
overhead electrification systems, electrical and
mechanical systems for Section 1 of the Channel Tunnel
Rail Link. |
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Contract 570 was the first section of the high-speed
infrastructure between the Channel Tunnel and London. |
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On
30th July 2003, the Eurostar shattered the UK speed
record, reaching 334.7 km/h (208 mph), running through
Kent on Section 1 of High Speed 1. |
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Colas
Rail Ltd created a railhead at Beechbrook Farm near
Ashford, which effectively was a station and goods yard
as well as an assembly depot. Once the project was
complete, this site was returned to its original green
field state. |
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