Terror in the tunnels : Britain's dangerous railway history
Matheson, Rosa Marie2017
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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. In this fascinating history, Rosa Matheson explores the grim past of Britain's well-known and lesser-known railway tunnel disasters.
Main title:
Terror in the tunnels : Britain's dangerous railway history / Rosa Matheson.
Author:
Matheson, Rosa Marie, author
Imprint:
Stroud, Gloucestershire : The History Press, 2017.
Collation:
192 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9780750969963 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
363.119625363.1220941363.122363.119
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1857550