"The London and Birmingham Railroad. Entrance to the Tunnel at Watford."

Social History (Museum of St Albans)

2006.6912

"The London and Birmingham Railroad (1837): Entrance to the Tunnel at Watford" by Thomas Talbot Bury (1811-77); hand-coloured aquatint by N Fielding. Published September 18th 1837 by Ackermann & Co., 96 Strand. Railway navvies are still at work in the distance and time has not yet begun to soften the newly-dug cutting. But now we can see the new trains: the third class coaches - actually open trucks - are nearest the engine, with first class carriages to the rear, away from the smoke and noise. There are now two tunnels; this is the western.

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Watford, Hertfordshire, UK.

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