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1887 Report as to Consumption of Fuel to Pumping Stations Sunbrook to Seawell Severn Tunnel Railway
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Description
Original Binding, Very Scarce
A unique handwritten report, by F. Apted, dated 30th November 1887.
This report discusses the consumption of fuel by the pumping stations in Sudbrook, used in the construction and running of the Severn Tunnel. The large pumping station was built to pump water from the tunnel.
The Severn Tunnel was opened by Great Western Railway in 1886. They begun work on the tunnel, which measures 7,008 meters long, in 1873, to link South Gloucestershire to Monmouthshire, and remained the longest underwater tunnel in the world for a century.
Condition
Unbound, as issued, leaves attached to one another by a pin to the head. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with handling marks and scattered spots. Light edge wear, with a chip to the head of the first leaf.
Very Good
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