Box Tunnel passes through Box Hill on the Great Western Main Line (GWML) between Bath and Chippenham. The 1.83-mile (2.95 km) tunnel was the world's longest railway tunnel when it …

Box Tunnel, located between Chippenham and Bath, was the most challenging engineering work on the entire London to Bristol route. It featured an unusually steep gradient of 1 in 100 over …

Jun 12, 2017 · Ever since the completion of the Great Western Railway, in the 1840s, intrigue has swirled around the Box Tunnel, a long, steep bypass near Bath, England. Unlike many tunnel …

Box Tunnel passes through Box Hill on the Great Western Main Line (GWML) between Bath and Chippenham. The 1.83-mile (2.95 km) tunnel was the world's longest railway tunnel when it …

Box Tunnel is a railway tunnel in Wiltshire, between Bath and Chippenham, dug through Box Hill, and is a significant structure on the Great Western Main Line (GWML). It was built between …

Apr 8, 2021 · Its designer, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, achieved the impossible at Box despite the harsh working conditions, tragic deaths and controversy. With it, he pushed the boundaries of …

Apr 12, 2017 · Ever since the completion of the Great Western Railway, in the 1840s, intrigue has swirled around the Box Tunnel, a long, steep bypass near Bath, England. Unlike many tunnel …

The most difficult engineering problem that Isambard Brunel had to solve when building the London to Bristol line was the Box Tunnel. Positioned between Bath and Swindon, Box Hill …

But you would be wrong and this article seeks to tell the intimate details of Box's tunnel, together with some amazing contemporary reports. One contemporary anecdote is by the Prime …

It was, when completed, the longest railway tunnel in the world, at almost 2.9 kilometres (1¾ miles). And, more than 160 years later, it remains in daily use as the high speed train route …