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Not the Cheapest but the Best
Leonard Rossiter investigates a Victorian phenomenon:
Isambard Kingdom Brunei (1806-1859)
At the age of 20, Brunei was engineer in charge of the Thames Tunnel, the first tunnel ever driven under a river, now used by the Underground. At 27 he designed the Great Western Railway, completed from London to Bristol when he was 35. He also built the first trans-Atlantic steamship, the first screw-propelled liner, and the Great Eastern, each in turn by far the largest ships to sail the seas.
Written by TIM ASPINALL Editor PETER GOODCHILD
Director MICHAEL ANDREWS

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Unknown:
Leonard Rossiter
Written By:
Tim Aspinall
Editor:
Peter Goodchild
Director:
Michael Andrews
Source: Radio Times

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