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Interesting [url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p00sc29t/How_They_Dug_the_Victoria_Line/ ]film[/url] but you got to love the health and safety or lack of it. Not a high-viz in sight.
Posted : 12/06/2012 10:13 pm
Cool, thanks.
Posted : 13/06/2012 11:44 am
Remmeber this being dug, vast majority of the workers were Scottish
Posted : 13/06/2012 1:19 pm
Very enjoyable, sad that we can't boast anymore about all bits of a major project like the Underground being made in Manchester, Middlesbrough, Glasgow etc.
(awaits first post along the lines of 50K to hit two buttons)
Posted : 13/06/2012 1:52 pm
My dad dug it (well, not all himself) and he was Scottish...operated spoil trams bringing the clay/soil back from the face.
Posted : 13/06/2012 2:06 pm