John Hawkshaw
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Sir John Hawkshaw FRS FRSE FRSA MICE, was an English civil engineer. He served as President of the Institution of Civil Engineers 1862-63. His most noteworthy work is the Severn Tunnel.
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Sir John Hawkshaw (in cart) inspecting the Severn Tunnel during its construction
Severn Tunnel
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The Severn Tunnel is a railway tunnel in the United Kingdom, linking South Gloucestershire in the west of England to Monmouthshire in south Wales under the estuary of the River Severn. It was construc
John Hawkshaw
…2 June 1891), was an English civil engineer. He served as President of the Institution of Civil Engineers 1862-63. His most noteworthy work is the Severn Tunnel. He was born in Leeds, Yorkshire, the son of Henry Hawkshaw, a hostler, and Sarah Carrington and was educated at Leeds Grammar School. Before he was…
The Tunnel entrance on the English side.
One of the pumping stations for the tunnel. This one is at Severn Beach.
GWR 5101 Class No.4121 piloting No.4998 Eyton Hall on a mixed freight train through Pilning, having climbed the bank up from the Severn Tunnel, 1961
A High Speed Train enters the Severn Tunnel in 1997 from the Welsh side under Caldicot.