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Bloody British. Just think how many died building them. Great achievement and good progress. But it came with a price.
by oaiey 5y ago
Bloody British. Just think how many died building them.
Great achievement and good progress. But it came with a price.
- bencollier49 5y agoSource?
- timthorn 5y agoIn the UK, about 500 navvies a year died building the railways here. Even recently, 10 workers were killed during the construction of the Channel Tunnel: https://www.railwaymuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/navvies-workers-who-built-railways https://www.railwaymuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/navvies...