Terror in the Tunnels

Britain's Dangerous Railway History

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Transportation, Railroads, History, British
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Author: Rosa Matheson ISBN: 9780750983099
Publisher: The History Press Publication: May 4, 2017
Imprint: The History Press Language: English
Author: Rosa Matheson
ISBN: 9780750983099
Publisher: The History Press
Publication: May 4, 2017
Imprint: The History Press
Language: English

The exciting early days of the railways were tempered with danger, as the Victorian concept of health and safety was rather different to ours. Going "into the dark" was a frightening experience and tunneling under the ground and under water was a death-defying activity in nineteenth-century Britain – many workers and travellers paid the ultimate price. Flooding, collapses and explosions, as well as malodorous air and illness, were just some of the challenges workers faced in order to make tunnels passable. Even once the tunnels had been completed, accidents were still frequent, whether collisions, derailments or fires. In this fascinating history, Rosa Matheson explores the grim past of Britain's well-known and lesser-known railway tunnel disasters, and how their "terror" led to a safer future.

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The exciting early days of the railways were tempered with danger, as the Victorian concept of health and safety was rather different to ours. Going "into the dark" was a frightening experience and tunneling under the ground and under water was a death-defying activity in nineteenth-century Britain – many workers and travellers paid the ultimate price. Flooding, collapses and explosions, as well as malodorous air and illness, were just some of the challenges workers faced in order to make tunnels passable. Even once the tunnels had been completed, accidents were still frequent, whether collisions, derailments or fires. In this fascinating history, Rosa Matheson explores the grim past of Britain's well-known and lesser-known railway tunnel disasters, and how their "terror" led to a safer future.

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