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Hace 4 días · Isambard Kingdom Brunel - Chief Engineer to the GWR (1835–1859) and many of the broad-gauge lines with which it amalgamated, also the standard-gauge Taff Vale Railway. He was responsible for choosing the route of the railway and designing many of today's iconic structures including Box Tunnel , Royal Albert Bridge , Maidenhead Railway Bridge ...
Hace 5 días · Maidenhead, town, Windsor and Maidenhead unitary authority, historic county of Berkshire, southeastern England. It is situated on the River Thames. A stone bridge (1772–77) carries the road between London and Bath across the river, and the railway bridge (1837–38) designed by Isambard Kingdom.
Hace 4 días · Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Brunel’s lasting legacy has transformed that way we approach engineering, transport and construction. Many of Brunel’s constructions are widely recognisable – e.g. The Great Western Railway, The Clifton Suspension Bridge, and Paddington Station. 2.
Hace 1 día · Thus, the line built by the Great Western Railway and engineered by Isambard Kingdom Brunel was originally a dual track line using a wider 7 ft (2,134 mm) broad gauge. The line's construction costs were considerably higher due to the use of this broad gauge.
Hace 2 días · Clifton Suspension Bridge was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. A young and innovative engineer, he was 24 when he was appointed for the project which came about through a competition. Brunel described the bridge as ‘my first child, my darling’, and the ingenious bridge, which took 33 years to complete, marked the beginning of a great engineering career.
Hace 3 días · Bristol served as the launching point in 1838 for Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s Great Western, the second steamship to cross the Atlantic.
Hace 5 días · Isambard Kingdom Brunel, often considered to be Britain’s most prolific engineer, famously announced in 1851 that: I have never taken out a Patent myself, or ever thought of doing so and I have gradually become convinced that the whole system of Patents … is one productive of immense evil.
