message query for high speed rail link

Bullet train does London to Ashford in 32 minutes

rail news has the details, that's nice, but when you think about it that's not really all that impressive - the current trains could do it in not much more than that if they didn't stop at all the stations in between. Still, looking forward to it, ho...

Folkestone Central and Folkestone West to get high speed trains (but not Sandling)

This info from this week's KM Extra free sheet, but has been made public by Southeastern Trains. I did wonder just how fast the high speed service could be if it stopped at all the little stations along the way.No mention of the services from Central...

If the high speed rail link is even finished by then, that sounds about right

West is best right now too

The wife ideally wants to go to Victoria, but just about anywhere in London is good, and that's good from West. Also the proposed (and I think actually due within the next two years) high speed rail link will be using Canterbury West so that'll shave...

Do you really think DeHaan has made any money on this yet?

He's spent money but is unlikely to have anything other than humungous losses so far I'd have thought.Are you a homeowner in the area? I am, I'm hoping to make some money, damn this property slump, roll on the high speed rail link and the hordes of l...

Folkestone bullet train trial

A micro-writeup and picture here in the Evening SubStandard on the high speed rail link. Yeah baby, we'll soon be only 63 minutes away from the stinking metropolis.yourshepway.co.uk also has the story here, The site of the Hitachi High Speed Rail dep...

Try and get a local paper

There's very little info online actually, www.lcrhq.co.uk might have info on the high speed rail link, AFAIK still not due until the end of 2009, and that's not allowing for any new postponements. I made the move from London with all this in mind tho...

High Speed Rail Link

Just wondering whether you could let me know the best sources for getting to know more about:a) The hiogh speed train linkb) The squabbles between Godden and Dehaan over the seafrontI'm from Folkestone originally and looking to pick up 1 or 2 investm...

Hotspots created as Londoners flood in

Ashford is one of the most preferred new locations for buying in the UK - but other towns such as Ramsgate, Folkestone and Canterbury are all set to benefit from the influx of affluent newcomers. Ha, Ashford is only preferred by those who've not actu...

Central or West for High Speed Link ?

Hi, do we know yet whether the high speed rail link will stop at Central or West? I've heard various speculations i.e. "it'll stop at West because there's nowhere to build car parking at Central" etc, but does anybody actually know?
Thanks!

'Hope value' spurs Kent commuter housing market

From Kent News:THE prospect of fast train links into London is fuelling interest in the East Kent housing market.A new review of the country�s property hotspots has identified what analysts call the �hope value� attached to the high-speed rail link, ...

Spamalot

Spamalot was quite good, not brilliant, best bit for me was seeing Tim Curry in the lead role. It's all the same story / jokes as the film.Went to The Three Greyhounds before the show, very good, small but nice old pub style pub. Four real ales on an...

RE: The rest of the country are noticing us and our new high speed rail link

I saw on Meridian News today that the HSR is now going all the way to Dover Priory - good news for the whole area I believe.

Drought, in the fields, the fighting's just begun...

How irresponsible are Amazon right now? They're advertising this 'domestic' high pressure washer (400 litres per hour) and this upright high pressure washer (530 litres per hour) on their home and garden homepage. I went there looking for things to a...

RE: The rest of the country are noticing us and our new high speed rail link

Umm... 36mins from London to Ashford - then 26.5 from Ashford to Folkestone? It's only 15mins by car!

The rest of the country are noticing us and our new high speed rail link

From 24 Dash:From 2009, the trains will run between London's King's Cross station and Ashford in 36 minutes - less than half the time it takes at present.London to Canterbury journeys, which currently take 102 minutes, will come down to 60 minutes, w...

RE: There's a high speed rail link on the way

Pauly, I'm looking to relocate to Folkestone as I want to get out of London and commute to Office. Attracted to Folkestone because of all the investment + major reason being high speed link. However everyone I ask has a different opinion on whether...

Dover???

Damn, missed that show, it was all about buy to let / second homes anyway wasn't it?Folkestone has risen in price too much over the past four years to make it a bargainous buy to let - the rental value of my place would not cover my mortgage, though ...

I live in the West End and would recommend there

I would say somewhere between the station and the town would be a good bet, have a look at the property map to see what streets that is.There's a high speed rail link coming in the next few years that will make Folkestone a feasible commuter town for...

best place to live in folkestone

i am thinking of moving to folkestone and am unsure of where to live. I am looking to move from manchester where for 200-250k you cant get much more than a 3 bedroom house. I am thinking in folkestone having looked on the web there is a possibility o...

What was I going to say?

Was busy when I came in this morning so I have forgotten the things I had lined up for today's "entry". Perhaps it was a gripe about the quality of signal from our new sky freesat box - it was far worse than the signal we're getting via the inbuilt f...

Folkestone without the views and the faded grandeur

Didn't see Folkestone on the TV last night, that's mostly a good thing I think. Kirstie Allsop and Phil Spencer presented a rundown of the best and worst towns to live in, based on some criteria or other. Folkestone didn't come in the top ten (there'...

49 - 51 Earls Avenue

The snazzy looking development on our road is finally for sale with Fell Reynolds... they say:Numbers 49 & 51 Earls Avenue form a pair of elegant Edwardian Mansions, which have undergone complete refurbishment and conversion to offer twelve superior,...

Restored to full health, and wealth, beside the sea

The Telegraph does a feature on Folkestone property... Good work! They say:For several very good reasons, this town is abuzz. The Channel Tunnel is just up the road, its high-speed rail link to London is being extended into Folkestone's two stations ...

There's a high speed rail link on the way

Not due for completion until 2009 though, should knock 40 minutes off the journey time... I'm pretty sure I know which tennant it is who's put the sign up, as they've put the same signs in their front window. There's only 4 flats in the block, don't ...

High speed rail link confirmed (again)

I thought this high speed link to Folkestone was already confirmed? A chum in the world of news just sent this:The SRA announced that the following stations will be served by high-speed CTRL domestic services: Ramsgate, Minster, Sturry, Canterbury We...

The day I found my flat

Doing some work on a holiday booking system for work, and through this have discovered that the holiday I took earlier this year slipped through the old system somehow... so have had to track down my days off, and so had to use this blog, so just ref...

High-speed rail links confirmed

At last!

The 140mph trains are expected to be introduced in 2009

WHAT??? TWO THOUSAND AND NINE???

iPod Photo

Didn't see this coming, though www.engadget.com did, I heard them mention it on their podcast.Getting right into this podcasting lark (or rather the "podcatching" side of it, I am only listening and not producing... Listened to Adam Curry's Daily Sou...

Not a cat in hells chance of the high speed rail link being on time

says The Independent... also "It is thought that the only way of guaranteeing full trains would be by keeping the cost of tickets down. Ministers still hope that a premium rate can be charged for the super-fast services, possibly double the rate paid...