Every boy's book of railways and steamships (1911)
Protheroe, Ernest · London : Religious Tract Society · leaf 168
e electric wiredied a violent death. We will take a rapid survey of the completedline from London to Bristol, which was opened onJune 30, 1841. Box Tunnel (p. 81), 98| milesfrom London, is approached by a deep cuttingover two miles in length, and the rails lie 270 feetbelow the crest of the hill.… … PLATE XVI. G.W.R. ROYAL SALOON. A GARLAND OF IRON RIBBONS 131 second unnerving passage of the black depths inwhich there is a fall of 1 in 100. After the linewas open passengers frequently left the train atthe station nearest the mouth of the tunnel, andposted over the hill to the next station.…
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