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Thomas Brassey - Railway Builder exttraordinaire!

Chris Hillier

Region:
South East
Notice Period:
Regular (more than one month's notice)
Fee:
Paid
Category:
History
Updated:
29th January 2024
Tagged:
Industrial History | Transport

The story of Thomas Brassey who between 1830 and 1860 built thousands of miles of railway accross 5 continents including 1 mile in every 3 in the UK. and 3 miles out of 4 in France Throughout his life he rtenmained a nice man!

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About Chris Hillier

Retired Engineer with interesty in local, industrial history and engineering heritage. I am also on the speakers list for Workaid and give talks on that organisation. I give any fees that I earn to Workaid - a charity that refurbises old tools and sends them to east Africa. I can provide laptop, digital projector and screen

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