Images Dated 17th July 1998

Time-exposure image of British Intercity 125 train

Intercity train. Time-exposure image of an Intercity 125 high-speed train. This train is capable of reaching speeds of up to 200 km per hour. In practice, the trains travel slightly slower due to track restrictions. These British trains are powered by diesel engines which run generators feeding electric traction motors

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Time-exposure image of a Channel Tunnel train

Channel Tunnel train. Time-exposure image of a Eurostar Channel Tunnel train. The Channel Tunnel provides a rail link between Britain and mainland Europe. For example, trains go from London to Paris in about three hours. They travel at 140 km per hour through the 39 km long tunnel and reach up to 298 km per hour on some overland stretches. vast North Pole International Depot at Acton, London, had reached #970 million by mid-1993

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Colin Montgomerie Open Golf Championship Birkdale 1998 17th July 1998 second

Colin Montgomerie Open Golf Championship Birkdale 1998
17th July 1998
second day of tournament Colin Montgomerie cap hat blows way in bad weather Monty missed cut

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