How grand a dream was it? It started off with people in Bristol wanting a railway to London 190km (120 miles) away for carrying goods quickly between these two cities. Many things had to happen before they could get their railway. One of them was finding someone to build it.
They chose Isambard Kingdom Brunel. He was already famous for his bridges and tunnels. Since the route for the railway would need these, he seemed the ideal choice. He then made the dream a bigger one.
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Tom Farris is an accomplished technical author and draughtsman and has many years experience of writing clear explanatory text that means it is almost impossible not to understand. Here he has put his experience and expertise to attracting a new generation into the fascinating world of engineering.
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