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25 DAYS OF INVENTORS: ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL & DESIGNING ROAD & RAIL TUNNEL

 

Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Isambard Kingdom Brunel was a great English civil engineer who lived during the 19th century. He was the man who built the Great Western Railway, the railway company which linked London with the west part of England.

https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/isambard-kingdom-brunel-5387.php

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finn Brown a Secondary 2 student from St Joseph’s College in Scotland has proposed ‘Designing a Road and Rail Tunnel’. The idea is to connect Scotland with Northern Ireland by both rail, utilising the Maglev system and road. The tunnel would be used by both passenger and freight traffic. Finn you are the next Brunel in the making!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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