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Building the last Main Line Railway
Catesby Tunnel and Viaduct: gcrcs180
View of the 'first tunnel shaft' taken in 1896 showing the
method of disposing of spoil from the tunnel. Soil is lifted from the tunnel to
the top of the shaft and then moved to the centre of the bridge above the
contractor's temporary track. The soil is then dropped into the truck, which
can be seen under the bridge, to be moved along the route to where an
embankment needed to be built. The above photograph is a wonderful illustration
of the speed at which the contractor's worked; the temporary rails and
precarious looking bridge structure are hastily constructed and poorly
maintained. T Oliver & Son was the contractor responsible for building this
section of the Railway (Contract No. 4 Rugby to Woodford).
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