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• More rail freight for the North Kent Line with proposed Plumstead terminal

  10-09-2024 16:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  There could be an increase in rail freight along the North Kent railway line through Charlton and Woolwich, if plans for a new freight terminal at Plumstead are approved.
  Plumstead already has some sidings used by Southeastern for its trains and a new depot for the Elizabeth line that was built on empty land next to the railway. However, a slab of former railway land next to the Southeastern sidings is designated by Network Rail as a “Strategic Freight Site,” and a company has now ap
  
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• Tim Burton’s fantastical world coming to the Design Museum in October

  10-09-2024 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Some of the forthcoming Tim Burton exhibition at the Design Museum will also be featured in a department store window this winter, and everyone will be able to see it for free.
  Untitled (Boy Series). 2009. Marker and watercolour on paper. Private Collection. (c) Tim Burton
  Opening in October, the exhibition at the Design Museum will feature some 600 items from the past 50 years of Tim Burton’s often very sureal film making, from early unreleased shorts to the latest movie, the Beetlejuice
  
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• The Natural History Museum invites you to glimpse the future of planet earth

  10-09-2024 10:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  The Natural History Museum is using virtual reality to present a vision of the planet as it might be 100 years from now.
  The virtual reality experience presents the wonders of the natural world, from the Scottish Highlands to the Great Green Wall in Africa’s Sahel region, inspiring visitors to become advocates for the planet.
  The species featured, experienced as interactive holographic animations, will come to life in the Museum’s Darwin Centre. The tour features a selection of the M
  
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