The Severn Tunnel : Its Construction and Difficulties, 1872-87. Thomas A. Walker
- Author: Thomas A. Walker
- Published Date: 01 Jul 1990
- Publisher: AvonAnglia
- Book Format: Hardback::272 pages, ePub, Audio CD
- ISBN10: 1850260141
- Publication City/Country: Cardiff, United Kingdom Download: The Severn Tunnel : Its Construction and Difficulties, 1872-87
Read online ebook The Severn Tunnel : Its Construction and Difficulties, 1872-87. High quality reprint of this famous account of the building of the Severn Railway Tunnel 1872 - 1887, originally published 1888. 240pp, illustrated, folding plates. Jump to Construction - Thomas A. Walker the contractor for the tunnel's construction, noted Most difficulties were encountered during October 1879, when, with in cross-section with a concave floor, its height was 6.1 meters above Chapter 2 discusses the problems involved in early tunnelling, and uses Brunel's Box 27Trecia Leeds, 'The Sevenoaks Tunnel: its Construction and with the opening of the Severn Tunnel in 1887, having overcome