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  How did Brunel - era tunnellers dig the tunnel under Thames?

  I think this sentence says a lot: 'It was painstakingly slow and unpleasant work due to terrible air quality and ingression of filthy Thames water'. There is a fine animation (Brunel Museum page) https://www.thebrunelmuseum.com/digging-the-tunnel/

  Tags: tunnelling, tunnelling history, history of tunnelling

  1469 days ago