I thought upstream speed was 512k?That's how I remember it from when I first saw it, which is pretty fast. A mate's theory is that it's only burstable to 4Mb, not constant.High Speed Rail LinkThe Evening Standard has noticed Folkestone! Plea over fast rail link10 October 2004Campaigners in Folkestone are urging railway bosses to introduce a fast rail link to London as early as possible.Shepway District Council had expressed its concern to... Not a cat in hells chance of the high speed rail link being on timesays 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... High-speed rail links confirmed<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/kent/3957867.stm">At last</a>!<br /><br />The 140mph trains are expected to be introduced in 2009<br /><br />WHAT??? TWO THOUSAND AND NINE???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... Speed Dating @ La Vuecan't wait for this speed dating on the the 20th of this month and robbie williams look alike and sing alike, he was amazing when he was at La Vue the last time. Great place, just what folkestone has been waiting for.There's a high speed rail link on the wayNot 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 ... They can go high speedbut they have to keep stopping at stations.. there was a letter in the Folkestone Herald (not Folkestone Gerald) saying "it's not fair that the new high speed trains won't be stopping at my pissant hamlet station (I'm paraphrasing here) when it's st... RE: They can go high speedaahhh i see. well i think it should stop at ashford only. sevenoaks and tonbridge already have good connections - sevenoaks particularly has more than enough direct trains to town. if it stops everywhere, it defeats the whole point of being a fast ro... "When the rest of the track is finished in 2007 it will be possible to commute from St Pancras to Folkestone in 35 minutes"That sounds a bit quicker than I'd heard before, but so says propertyinvesting.net... it also adds:Folkestone is a nice town generally – no really bad areas. Down by the harbour it's got "further to go" than other parts of the town. Much of Folkeston... Folkestone train timesFolkestone trains are a bit messed up for the whole summer (2005), possibly the next six months. To travel at about the same time, and not have to change trains at Ashford or anything we have to get trains to / from Cannon Street instead of Charing C... The whole band (minus the bass player)They were hanging out at their booth for the warped tour after their set. Everyone but their bassist was there. That fat bastard. And he's the cool one too, the guy with the dreads. But oh well. They were signing autographs on t-shirts, CDs, girls' a... Mummm, my ears hurtLiterally within HOURS of being added to the game, we have a free copy of Raging Speedhorn's (eponymous debut) album sent in... that's the kind of efficiency all record company's should aim for...The album is a SLAB of METAL - sounds mostly like Pant... Things should be back up to speed nowEverything had been shut down while I was away awaiting my approval - like I know what I'm doing! SO, everything is turned back on now, expect stuff to start crashing badly in about 10 minutes.If things DID just crash badly, that's not a mistake, I h... RE: There's a high speed rail link on the wayPauly, 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... The rest of the country are noticing us and our new high speed rail linkFrom 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: The rest of the country are noticing us and our new high speed rail linkUmm... 36mins from London to Ashford - then 26.5 from Ashford to Folkestone? It's only 15mins by car!RE: The rest of the country are noticing us and our new high speed rail linkI 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. 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?<br />Thanks!Kent on track for a high-speed boom-Life & Style-Property-Investment-TimesOnlineproperty.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/investment/article1931030.eceThe real bargains, however, are to found in the currently unloved seaside towns of Ramsgate, Margate and Folkestone.... High Speed Rail LinkJust 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... Folkestone bullet train trialA 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... West is best right now tooThe 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... If the high speed rail link is even finished by then, that sounds about rightFolkestone 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... Bullet train does London to Ashford in 32 minutesrail 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... Knock on effects of the high speed rail link853blog talks about knock on effects of the high speed rail link, how when our trains start flying up to Kings Cross instead of their regular old slow route it will free up some track time to enable a reorganisation of the timetable around South Lond... High Speed Rail Link services from Chartham to LondonThere will be... none. Chartham is not far from Canterbury, and the existing peak services will continue. It's not so important to us now, a village location would have its own benefits, but here's a round up. Currently there's a choice of three trai... New High Speed Rail (draft) timetable released todayRead about it here on southeasternrailway.co.uk.See the actual high speed draft timetable, including high speed rail link between Folkestone and London Kings Cross St Pancras - looks like 57 minutes from Folkestone Central if you catch the direct tra... High speed rail link timetables outNew high speed rail timetable released today, slight repost from folkestonegerald.com. Still claiming under an hour from Folkestone to London on the new trains, which are due in December. ... Speed Dating NightJust turn up on the night and register your details for free by 8pm. Speed dating starts promptly at 8.30pm with 3 minutes per candidate. At the end of the evening, any matches will be announced (or not if you prefer it to be kept private)For more ... Lightspeed Champion in London16.50Lightspeed Champion in Cambridge22.002010 FIM British Speedway Grand Prix16 - 84King Kurt, Hyperjax, Speed Kings, Sons of El RoachLightspeed Champion9.00Lightspeed Champion in Bristol53.90Lightspeed ChampionSpeed Dating NightJust turn up on the night and register your details for free by 8pm. Speed dating starts promptly at 8.30pm with 3 minutes per candidate. 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