Some He Made Earlier …
February 26, 2007
The Clifton Suspension Bridge, pictured, spanning the Avon Gorge and Bristol to North Somerset.
More than 1,000 miles of railway in the Midlands, West Country, South Wales, and Ireland.
Two railway lines in Italy, the Victorian lines in Australia – and the Eastern Bengal Railway in India.
The Royal Albert bridges, crossing the river Tamar at Saltash near Plymouth.
The SS Great Western, launched in 1837 – the first steamship to engage in transatlantic service.
The SS Great Britain, launched in 1843, was the world’s first iron-hulled, steam-powered passenger liner.
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