Earith
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Earith is a village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England. Lying approximately 10 miles east of Huntingdon, Earith is situated within Huntingdonshire which is a non-metropolitan district of Camb
Earith village sign
17 January 1942 aeroplane collision and crash memorial
Tracked Hovercraft
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Tracked Hovercraft was an experimental high-speed train developed in the United Kingdom during the 1960s. It combined two British inventions, the hovercraft and the linear induction motor, in an effor
Earith
…the Fen farms for five days. Eventually the breach was blocked with amphibious vehicles while more orthodox repair work was carried out. In 1973 the RTV 31 was tested in Earith, Both remains of the concreate pillars of the tracks and the warehouse that was used are visible as of 2026 A USAF Fairchild…
The RTV 31 at Earith, Cambridgeshire, during testing in May 1973
This building was formerly the hangar used by RTV 31, now used by an engineering firm. The guideway ran out of the far end of the building, curving to meet the Old Bedford River at the right, out of view.
Electrical substation at Ditton Walk Cambridge, which was installed to provide enough power for Hovertrain engineering experiments in the 1970s
Service vehicles for the Tracked Hovercraft on the "rail", including the former ED10 converted to 3' gauge, and two Austin Champ jeeps equipped with guidance wheels