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Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Official Eurostar video of Record-breaking High Speed 1 run from Paris to London. Eurostar. Retrieved 7 July 2009.

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"HS1 Sectional Appendix" (PDF). High Speed 1. May 2013. p. A18. Retrieved 6 January 2023. Medway Viaduct (1261m)
"HS1 Sectional Appendix" (PDF). High Speed 1. May 2013. p. A19. Retrieved 6 January 2023. NORTH DOWNS TUNNEL (3199m)
"HS1 Sectional Appendix" (PDF). High Speed 1. May 2013. p. A23. Retrieved 6 January 2023. ASHFORD VIADUCT (1430m)
"HS1 Sectional Appendix" (PDF). High Speed 1. May 2013. pp. A14. Retrieved 17 November 2021. THAMES TUNNEL (3115m)
"HS1 Sectional Appendix" (PDF). High Speed 1. May 2013. p. A10. Retrieved 17 November 2021. LONDON TUNNEL 1 (7538m)
"HS1 Sectional Appendix" (PDF). High Speed 1. May 2013. p. A12. Retrieved 17 November 2021. LONDON TUNNEL 2 (10120m)
"HS1 Sectional Appendix" (PDF). High Speed 1. May 2013. p. A14. Retrieved 6 January 2023. THURROCK Viaduct (1024m)
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