Isambard Kingdom Brunel's Great Western Railway foundations uncovered at Paddington [Telegraph]





Date: 22/09/2014

Victorian railway foundations laid by Isambard Kingdom Brunel have been uncovered for the first time in a century by engineers working on the Crossrail project. Remains of train turntables, a workshop and a 200m long engine shed dating from the 1850s were uncovered near London’s Paddington Station. [From John Thorn]


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Isambard Kingdom Brunel's Great Western Railway foundations uncovered at Paddington

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Foundations exposed near London Paddington station by Crossrail workers include a 200m engine shed and 45ft turntable.

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