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
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.
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.
Severn Tunnel
…passenger and goods alike, between South Wales and Western England. It has often been regarded as the crowning achievement of GWR's chief engineer Sir John Hawkshaw. Until the tunnel was built, lengthy detours were needed for all traffic between South Wales and Western England, either by ship or by a detour upriver…
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Sir John Hawkshaw (in cart) inspecting the Severn Tunnel during its construction