The Severn Railway Tunnel
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Description: Extensive ten chapter history of the construction. Topics include highs and lows, tunnelling methods, and a collapse in the tunnel. Opened in 1886.
The Severn Railway Tunnel of the Great Western Railway Chapter 1 - A Bridge or a Tunnel. T he River Severn, which has its humble beginnings at Blaenhafren, close to the Cardigan Bay coast, effectively ends at Gloucester where the river is only about 150 feet wide. Almost immediately, it opens into a tidal estuary of sand at low tide, while further down the river, the sand beds are replaced by rock in an area called the English Stones. Although at high tide the full width of the estuary is covered by water, at low tide the English Stones are dry for 1
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