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.
| ISBN: | 9780750969963 |
| Publication date: | 2nd May 2017 |
| Author: | Rosa Marie Matheson |
| Publisher: | The History Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 192 pages |
| Genres: |
Trains and railways: general interest Social impact of disasters / accidents (natural or man-made) History of engineering and technology Railway technology, engineering and trades |
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.
Terror in the Tunnels features in the following genres: Trains and railways: general interest, Social impact of disasters / accidents (natural or man-made), History of engineering and technology, Railway technology, engineering and trades
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Terror in the Tunnels was written by Rosa Marie Matheson and published by The History Press
Terror in the Tunnels has 192 pages
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